Lansingerland

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Lansingerland
Municipality
Aerial view of Berkel en Rodenrijs
Aerial view of Berkel en Rodenrijs
Flag of Lansingerland
Flag
Coat of arms of Lansingerland
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Lansingerland in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°59′N 4°30′E / 51.983°N 4.500°E / 51.983; 4.500Coordinates: 51°59′N 4°30′E / 51.983°N 4.500°E / 51.983; 4.500
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
Established1 January 2007[1]
Government
[2]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorPieter van de Stadt (VVD)
Area
[3]
 • Total56.39 km2 (21.77 sq mi)
 • Land53.42 km2 (20.63 sq mi)
 • Water2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
−5 m (−16 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[5]
 • Total61,601
 • Density1,153/km2 (2,990/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
2650–2665
Area code010
Websitewww.lansingerland.nl

Lansingerland is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It was formed on 1 January 2007, by the merger of the municipalities of Berkel en Rodenrijs, Bleiswijk and Bergschenhoek, collectively known as the "B-Triangle". The former municipality of Tempel, abolished in 1855, is also part of Lansingerland.

The name was chosen from a competition and derived from the name Lansingh, the height-of-land between the Delfland and Schieland Water Boards, which runs between the "B-Triangle" villages. The choice of name is symbolic: the name of the border that formerly divided the area, now unites it. The "h" in Lansingh was dropped to ease spelling.

Lansingerland consists of the following communities:

Topography[]

Gem-Lansingerland-OpenTopo.jpg

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Lansingerland, June 2015

Politics[]

On 18 September 2007 Ewald van Vliet was installed as the first mayor of Lansingerland.

Mayors
Year Mayor
2015 Pieter van de Stadt
2014 Coos Rijsdijk
2007 Ewald van Vliet

The municipal council of Lansingerland consists of 31 seats. The council was renewed in 2018 and sits for four-year cycles in accordance with Dutch municipal election laws.

Council seats
Party 2010 2014 2018[6]
PvdA 3 2 1
CDA 6 6 5
VVD 6 5 7
GroenLinks 1 1 2
Livable 3B 9 7 9
Party for Protection of Huis der Haas 1 - -
D66 2 4 3
ChristianUnion 3 3 3
WIJ Lansingerland - 2 3
Neeleman Party - 1 0
Total 31 31 33

Notable people[]

  • Maria van Utrecht (ca.1551 in Rodenrijs - 1629) a notable figure in the Dutch Revolt
  • Piet Rietveld (1952 in Berkel en Rodenrijs – 2013) a Dutch economist and Professor in Transport Economics
  • Wilco Zeelenberg (born 1966 in Bleiswijk) a Dutch former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
  • Joost Luiten (born 1986 in Bleiswijk) a Dutch professional golfer who plays on the European Tour

References[]

  1. ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2007" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2007]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Samenstelling B&W" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Lansingerland. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Postcodetool for 2662SB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Publicised definite results".

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