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Leidschendam-Voorburg
Summary
Leidschendam-Voorburg (ˌlɛitsə(n)dɑɱˈvoːrbʏr(ə)x) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It had a population of in , and covers an area of of which is water.
The municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg is the result of merging the municipalities Leidschendam and Voorburg in 2002. It consists of the two towns Leidschendam and Voorburg, which grew towards each other in the first half of the 20th century. The village Stompwijk and a hamlet called Wilsveen also belong to the municipality.
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 kilometres northeast of Leidschendam.
Both Leidschendam and Voorburg have their own historic town center, which are decentrally situated.
Historic Leidschendam lies around the ancient locks in the Vliet canal in the eastern part of the town.
About 3 kilometers to the south is the beginning of the Herenstraat, the main street of the Voorburg town center. The center of Voorburg is mainly situated between this half a kilometer long street and the Vliet. The canal also forms the eastern border of the town. The most important buildings like Swaensteyn House, the Old Church (Oude Kerk) and Hofwijck are in or very near the Herenstraat.
Until 2019 the Leidschendam shopping mall Leidsenhage was undergoing a total makeover. The new shopping area was expanded to 117.000 square meters. The center also got a new name: "Westfield Mall of the Netherlands".
List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands
Leidschendam-Voorburg is twinned with:
The municipality was also twinned with Temecula in California, United States from 1993 to 2019.
Three railway stations are located within the municipality, providing links with all major cities in the Randstad. The main train station is Voorburg station on The Hague-Utrecht railway line. This station is on the Southern edge of the town centre.
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