Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

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Leiden is a historic Dutch city in South Holland known for its centuries-old university, picturesque canals, and rich cultural and scientific heritage.

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instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 071
celebrates Leidens Ontzet
cityRightsGranted 1266
climate Oceanic climate
coordinateLatitude 52.1600
coordinateLongitude 4.4970
country Netherlands
foundingDate circa 12th century
governedBy municipal council of Leiden
hasLandmark Burcht van Leiden
Hooglandse Kerk
Leiden Observatory
Molen de Valk
Pieterskerk
hasMuseum Boerhaave Museum
Japan Museum SieboldHuis
Museum De Lakenhal
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
hasPart Binnenstad
Bos- en Gasthuisdistrict
Leiden Bio Science Park
Leiden city centre
linked to: Leiden

Merenwijk NERFINISHED
Roodenburgerdistrict
Stationsdistrict
Stevenshof
higherEducationInstitution Leiden University of Applied Sciences
historicEvent Siege of Leiden 1573–1574
linked to: Siege of Leiden
knownFor Dutch Golden Age history
Leiden University
Rembrandt van Rijn birthplace
historic canals
museums
scientific research
textile industry history
liberationDay 3 October
locatedIn Randstad
South Holland
locatedNear Amsterdam
Leiden University Medical Center
The Hague
locatedOn New Rhine
linked to: Old Rhine

Old Rhine
mayorTitle Mayor of Leiden
nearAirport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Rotterdam The Hague Airport
notableResident Armin van Buuren
Herman Boerhaave
Jan Steen NERFINISHED
Rembrandt van Rijn
Willem Einthoven
officialLanguage Dutch
partOf Holland historical region
linked to: Western Netherlands
population approximately 125000
postalCodeRange 2311–2334
region Western Netherlands
river Rijn
linked to: Oude Rijn
sportsClub Leiden amateur football clubs
ZZ Leiden basketball
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
transportHub Leiden Centraal railway station
linked to: Leiden Centraal
twinTown Buffalo
Juigalpa
Kaiserslautern
Oxford
Torun
linked to: Toruń
university Leiden University

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Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (Leiden University) locatedIn Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Municipal Council of Leiden legislativeBodyFor municipality of Leiden
subject linked to: municipal council of Leiden
linked to: Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Municipal Council of Leiden partOf municipality of Leiden
subject linked to: municipal council of Leiden
linked to: Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Armin van Buuren placeOfBirth Leiden, Netherlands
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Armin van Buuren residence Leiden, Netherlands
linked to: Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Philip Delano birthPlace Leiden, Holland
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Jan Oort placeOfDeath Leiden, Netherlands
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Jan Oort workLocation Leiden, Netherlands
linked to: Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Nina Foch placeOfBirth Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Leyden Street, Plymouth namedAfter Leiden, Netherlands
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Theo van Doesburg residence Leiden, Netherlands
linked to: Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Mathematical Institute (Leiden University) locatedIn Leiden, Netherlands
subject linked to: Mathematical Institute
linked to: Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum locatedIn Leiden, Netherlands
linked to: Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Municipality of Leiden administrativeCenter city of Leiden
linked to: Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Municipality of Leiden governs city of Leiden
linked to: Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands