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Leimuiden

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Leimuiden is a Dutch village in the South Holland municipality of Kaag en Braassem. Leimuiden is located between the Braassemermeer, the Westeinderplassen and the Ringvaart. Leimuiden is located north of Alphen aan den Rijn.

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Place details

Locality
Leimuiden
Region
Zuid-Holland
Country
Nederland
Population
1,035
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Leimuiden
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.native_name_lang
nl
Settlement.image_skyline
File:LeimuidenNederland.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
View on Leimuiden
Settlement.pushpin_map
Netherlands South Holland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands##Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Kaag en Braassem
Settlement.elevation_m
-0.5
Settlement.area_total_km2
12.26
Settlement.population_total
4,500

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Encyclopedic overview

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Leimuiden is a Dutch village in the South Holland municipality of Kaag en Braassem. Leimuiden is located between the Braassemermeer, the Westeinderplassen and the Ringvaart. Leimuiden is located north of Alphen aan den Rijn.

== History == The village was first mentioned in the first half of the 11th century as Letthemutha, and means "mouth of the Leiden river". Leimuiden is a peat excavation settlement from the Middle Ages.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leimuiden” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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