Bleiswijk

Village in South Holland, Netherlands

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Location in South Holland

52°01′N 4°32′E / 52.01°N 4.54°E / 52.01; 4.54Country

NetherlandsProvince

South HollandMunicipality

LansingerlandArea

• Total21.96 km² (8.48 sq mi) • Land21.13 km² (8.16 sq mi) • Water0.84 km² (0.32 sq mi)Population

(January 2020)

• Total10,895 • Density500/km² (1,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

2665

Area code010Major roadsN209

Bleiswijk (Dutch: [ˈblɛisʋɛik] ^ⓘ) is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.

Demographics

The municipality had a population of 10,222 in 2006, and covered an area of 21.96 km² (8.48 sq mi) of which 0.83 km² (0.32 sq mi) is water. On 1 January 2007, the town was merged with neighbouring towns Bergschenhoek and Berkel en Rodenrijs to form the new municipality Lansingerland.

According to the January 2020 census, its population was 10,895.^[1]