Voorschoten
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| Coordinates: 52°08′N 4°27′E / 52.13°N 4.45°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | South Holland | ||
| Area(2006) | |||
| • Total | 11.59 km2 (4.47 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 11.21 km2 (4.33 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2007) | |||
| • Total | 22,783 | ||
| • Density | 2,032/km2 (5,260/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website | www.voorschoten.nl | ||
Voorschoten ([ˈvoːrˌsxoːtə(n)] (
listen); population: 22,505 in 2004) is a village and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is a smaller town in the Randstad, enclosed by the cities of Leiden and The Hague. The municipality covers an area of 11.59 km² (of which 0.38 km² is covered by water). Recently, plans to merge into one village with Wassenaar have been introduced.
The old Castle Duivenvoorde, the British School in the Netherlands [1] and the Manor Vredenhof - rebuilt from Diederik Jansz. Graeff, and until the 18th century in the hands from the De Graeff family - are located in or near Voorschoten.
It is home to the combined football and athletics club Voorschoten '97.
[edit] Public transportation
The Voorschoten railway station is situated on the Amsterdam–Rotterdam railway.
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Coordinates: 52°07′30″N 4°26′42″E / 52.125°N 4.445°E
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