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270px|thumb|Map of the municipality of Voorschoten, June 2015

Key facts

Settlement.name
Voorschoten
Settlement.settlement_type
Town and Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Voorschoten - Kloosterkapel.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Kloosterkapel in Voorschoten
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Voorschoten.svg
Settlement.flag_size
100x67px
Settlement.image_shield
Coat of arms of Voorschoten.svg
Settlement.shield_size
100x80px
Settlement.image_map
Map - NL - Municipality code 0626 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt
Highlighted position of Voorschoten in a municipal map of South Holland
Settlement.map_caption
Location in South Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
South Holland
Settlement.governing_body
Municipal council
Settlement.leader_party
VVD
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

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270px|thumb|Map of the municipality of Voorschoten, June 2015

Voorschoten () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is a smaller town in the Randstad, enclosed by the cities of Leiden, Wassenaar and Leidschendam-Voorburg. The municipality covers an area of of which is covered by water.

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

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