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Lansingerland

Flag	Coat of arms

Location in South Holland

Established

1 January 2007

Government

• Body

Municipal council

Area

• Total

56.37 km² (21.76 sq mi)

• Land

54.28 km² (20.96 sq mi)

• Water

2.09 km² (0.81 sq mi)

Elevation

−5 m (−16.4 ft)

Population

(May 2014)

• Total

57,545

• Density

1,060/km² (2,700/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC+1 (CET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+2 (CEST)

Postcode

2650–2665

Area code

010

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 "3B-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:

Bergschenhoek
Berkel en Rodenrijs
Bleiswijk
Tempel (deserted)
De Rotte
Kruisweg

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Lansingerland, June 2015

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

Lansingerland facts for kids

Topography

Notable people

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