Leidschendam-Voorburg is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in, and covers an area of {{convert/numdisp/frac|Template:Dutch municipality total area|Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "
Origin
The municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg is the result of merging the municipalities Leidschendam and Voorburg in 2002. It consists of the twin cities Leidschendam and Voorburg, the village Stompwijk and a hamlet called Wilsveen.
Leidschendam-Voorburg abuts the city of The Hague and is often regarded as its suburb, even though it is an independent municipality. It is part of the Haaglanden conurbation. Stompwijk is still a rural village, located a few miles northeast of Leidschendam.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Leidschendam-Voorburg is twinned with:
- Hranice, Czech Republic (since 1990),
- Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland (since 1991)
- Temecula, California, USA (since 1993).
Transport
Public Transport
Railway
Several railway stations are located within the municipality, providing links with all major cities in the Randstad. The main trainstation is Voorburg on The Hague - Utrecht line. There are a number of stations on the Rotterdam-Amsterdam line on the border of The Hague and Voorburg, including Den Haag Mariahoeve and Den Haag Laan van NOI.
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