Leiderdorp

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Leiderdorp
Flag of Leiderdorp
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Coat of arms of Leiderdorp
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Location of Leiderdorp
Coordinates: 52°09′N 4°32′E / 52.15, 4.53
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Area (2006)
 - Total 12.29 km² (4.7 sq mi)
 - Land 11.73 km² (4.5 sq mi)
 - Water 0.56 km² (0.2 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Total 26,090
 - Density 2,224/km² (5,760.1/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website: www.leiderdorp.nl

Image:Ltspkr.pngLeiderdorp (population: 26,182 in 2004) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland near the city of Leiden.

The municipality covers an area of 12.29 km² (4.75 mile²) of which 0.56 km² (0.22 mile²) is water. Leiderdorp has now become a suburb of the city of Leiden, although the Oude Rijn river and the Zijl river separates the two. The HSL-Zuid high-speed rail line between Amsterdam and Brussels is currently being built under Leiderdorp.

It is one of the oldest towns in Zuid Holland province and was a base for the Spanish army in the Eighty Years' War.

Šamorín, in Slovakia, is the twin town of Leiderdorp.

Village church in Leiderdorp.
Village church in Leiderdorp.

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