Leiderdorp

Leiderdorp is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland near the city of Leiden. It had a population of 26,182 in 2004.

The municipality covers an area of 12.29 km² (4.75 mile²) of which 0.56 km² (0.22 mile²) is water. Leiderdorp has now become a suburb of the city of Leiden, although the Oude Rijn (Old Rhine) river and the Zijl river separate the two. The HSL-Zuid high-speed rail line between Amsterdam and Brussels crosses Leiderdorp in a tunnel.

It is one of the oldest towns in Zuid Holland province and was a base for the Spanish army in the Eighty Years' War.

Šamorín, in Slovakia, is the twin town of Leiderdorp.

Notable people

 * Armin van Buuren, born December 25, 1976, lived in Leiderdorp, trance music producer and DJ.
 * Carice van Houten, born September 5, 1976, lived in Leiderdorp, stage and film actress.
 * Dennis Leeflang, born May 22, 1979, born in Leiderdorp, lived in Leiderdorp, drummer and music producer.
 * Daphne Groeneveld, born December 24, 1994, born in Leiderdorp, model.