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 in. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. Leiderdorp has now become a suburb of the city of Leiden, although the Oude Rijn 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 .History Excavations have shown that as early as during the Iron Age in the area of current day Leiderdorp hunters and fishers roamed around and lived on the dry places around the river .Roman Period , which passes through Leiderdorp, functioned as the Northern border of the Roman Empire . Close to Leiderdorp, the Romans built a fort, Matilo . Around the fall of the Western Roman Empire the Romans retreated from the area.During the middle ages, the first permanent settlement appeared. The Rhine served as a connection between the sea and the hinterland, and there is evidence of trade taking place. During the late Middle Ages three castles were built in Leiderdorp, Huis ter Zijl, Huis ter Does and Huis Berendrecht. In 1396 the Augustinian monastery Engelendael was founded. The monks copied books, cared for the sick and worked the fields. The monastery was abandoned in 1574 , but its legacy is still present as the arterial road of Leiderdorp is called Engelendaal.Eighty Years' War In 1492 the first bridge crossing the Rhine was built. In 1514 Leiderdorps population had grown to 500. During the Siege of Leiden Leiderdorp was the headquarters of the Spanish General Francisco de Valdez , who ultimately failed to capture the city. In 1620 the Protestant Dorpskerk is constructed. The Dorpskerk celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2020 with a series of concerts and exhibitions.1700-1940 From 1597 till 1795 Leiden had administrative rights over Leiderdorp, which led to the town becoming even more dependant on the larger city. In 1795 Leiderdorp decreases in size as the neighbouring Leiden expands. A rope factory was constructed in 1806, and in 1862 the first school was established on the Hoofdstraat. A shipyard was constructed in 1877, and in 1915 social housing designed by famous Dutch architect Willem Marinus Dudok was erected.Second World War During the Second World war a bunker was constructed in the neighbouring fields, and a pen factory and community centre were destroyed to make way for it. The spires of one of the churches was used as a sniper's nest.Notable residents The Reverend Pierre Jacques Smit an illustrator at the British Natural History Museum Gerrit de Blanken a Dutch potter Armin van Buuren trance music producer and DJ, lived in Leiderdorp Carice van Houten a Dutch actress and singer Thomas Erdbrink chief of the Tehran Bureau of The New York Times Dennis Leeflang a Dutch rock drummer, currently lives in Los Angeles Thomas Azier electro-pop singer and musician Robert de Hoog a Dutch actor Daphne Groeneveld a Dutch modelSport Marcel Vonk poker player and academic researcher in string theory Sylvia Karres a retired field hockey player, team silver medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics Femke Dekker a Dutch rower, team silver medallist at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taeke Taekema a Dutch field hockey player, team silver medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics Noeki Klein women's water polo player , team gold medallist at the 2008 Summer Olympics Regina Bruins professional cyclist, lives in Leiderdorp Ted Jan Bloemen , Dutch-Canadian long track speed skater , gold medallist at the 2018 Winter Olympics Jens Toornstra a Dutch footballer with 300 club caps Ilse Paulis a Dutch rower, team gold medallist at the 2016 Summer Olympics Jeroen Kampschreur a Dutch paralympic skier Matthijs de Ligt professional footballer , 23 caps with the Netherlands national team Twin towns Until 2013 Leiderdorp was twinned withGallery
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