Lansingerland

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Lansingerland

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Lansingerland

Location within the Netherlands

Coordinates: 52°00′N 4°30′E / 52, 4.5

Country

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Constituent country

Netherlands

Province

South Holland

Government

- Mayor

E.H. van Vliet (GW)

Area

- Total

56 km² (21.6 sq mi)

- Land

54 km² (20.8 sq mi)

- Water

2 km² (0.8 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

47,334

- Density

877/km² (2,271.4/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

- Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Website: www.lansingerland.nl

Lansingerland is the name for the new municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It was formed on January 1, 2007, by the merger of the municipalities of Berkel en Rodenrijs, Bleiswijk and Bergschenhoek, collectively known as the "B-Triangle".

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, will now unite it. The "h" in Lansingh was dropped to ease spelling.

Lansingerland consists of the following communities:

Aerial view of Lansingerland.

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Plan of the "B-Triangle"

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1 Alblasserdam \| 2 Albrandswaard \| 3 Alkemade \| 4 Alphen aan den Rijn \| 5 Barendrecht \| 6 Bergambacht \| 9 Bernisse \| 10/26 Binnenmaas \| 12 Bodegraven \| 13 Boskoop \| 14 Brielle \| 15 Capelle aan den IJssel \| 16 Cromstrijen \| 17 Delft \| 18 Den Haag (The Hague) \| 19 Dirksland \| 20 Dordrecht \| 21 Giessenlanden \| 22 Goedereede \| 23 Gorinchem \| 24 Gouda \| 25 Graafstroom \| 27 Hardinxveld-Giessendam \| 28 Hellevoetsluis \| 29 Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht \| 30 Hillegom \| 31 Jacobswoude \| 32/60/72 Katwijk \| 33 Korendijk \| 34 Krimpen aan den IJssel \| 7/8/11 Lansingerland \| 35 Leerdam \| 36 Leiden \| 37 Leiderdorp \| 38 Leidschendam-Voorburg \| 40 Liesveld \| 41 Lisse \| 42 Maassluis \| 43 Middelharnis \| 44 Midden-Delfland \| 45 Moordrecht \| 46 Nederlek \| 47 Nieuw-Lekkerland \| 48 Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel \| 39/49/71 Nieuwkoop \| 50 Noordwijk \| 51 Noordwijkerhout \| 52 Oegstgeest \| 53 Oostflakkee \| 54 Oud-Beijerland \| 55 Ouderkerk \| 56 Papendrecht \| 57 Pijnacker-Nootdorp \| 58 Reeuwijk \| 59 Ridderkerk \| 61 Rijnwoude \| 62 Rijswijk \| 63 Rotterdam \| 64 Rozenburg \| 66 Schiedam \| 67 Schoonhoven \| 68 Sliedrecht \| 69 Spijkenisse \| 70 Strijen \| 65/75/78 Teylingen \| 73 Vlaardingen \| 74 Vlist \| 76 Voorschoten \| 77 Waddinxveen \| 79 Wassenaar \| 80 Westland \| 81 Westvoorne \| 82 Zederik \| 83 Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle \| 84 Zoetermeer \| 85 Zoeterwoude \| 86 Zwijndrecht Netherlands · Provinces · Municipalities