Lansingerland

Lansingerland
Aerial view of Berkel en Rodenrijs
Aerial view of Berkel en Rodenrijs
Flag of Lansingerland
Coat of arms of Lansingerland
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; 4.500
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
Established1 January 2007[1]
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorPieter van de Stadt (VVD)
Area
 • Total56.39 km2 (21.77 sq mi)
 • Land53.42 km2 (20.63 sq mi)
 • Water2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Elevation−5 m (−16 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[5]
 • Total63,363
 • Density1,186/km2 (3,070/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 "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:

  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 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.