Leiderdorp

Geschiedenis

Leiderdorp is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland near the city of Leiden. It had a population of in.The municipality covers an area of of which is water. Leiderdorp has now become a suburb of the city of Leiden, although the Oude Rijn (Old Rhine) river and the Zijl river separate the two. The HSL-Zuid high-speed rail line between Amsterdam and Brussels crosses Leiderdorp in a tunnel.It is one of the oldest towns in Zuid Holland province and was a base for the Spanish army in the Eighty Years' War.Leiderdorp is twinned with Šamorín, in Slovakia.Notable residents Armin van Buuren, born December 25, 1976, lived in Leiderdorp, trance music producer and DJ. Carice van Houten, born September 5, 1976, lived in Leiderdorp, stage and film actress. Thomas Erdbrink, born January 27, 1976, lived in Leiderdorp, Chief of the Tehran Bureau, The New York Times Dennis Leeflang, born May 22, 1979, born in Leiderdorp, lived in Leiderdorp, drummer and music producer. Daphne Groeneveld, born December 24, 1994, born in Leiderdorp, model. Regina Bruins, born October 7, 1986, lives in Leiderdorp, professional cyclist. Thomas Azier, born 14 August 1987, born in Leiderdorp, electro-pop singer and musician.