Bleiswijk

Bleiswijk
Village
Nederlands Hervormde Kerk
Location in South Holland
Bleiswijk
Location within the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°01′N 4°32′E / 52.01°N 4.54°E / 52.01; 4.54
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Lansingerland
Area
 • Total
21.96 km2 (8.48 sq mi)
 • Land21.13 km2 (8.16 sq mi)
 • Water0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2020)
 • Total
10,895
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2665
Area code010
Major 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]

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved November 13, 2020.