Leidschendam-Voorburg

Geschiedenis

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 of which is water.OriginThe 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.Historic town centersLeidschendam as well as Voorburg have their own historic town center, which are both decentral situated. Historic Leidschendam lies around the acien locks in the Vliet canal in the eastern part of the town. About 3 kilometers more to the South is the beginning of the Herenstraat, the most important and longest street of the Voorburg town center. Historic Voorburg is mainly situated in between this half a kilometer long steet and (again) the Vliet. The canal forms also 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.