Leiden Municipality

Leiden is easily one of the most enchanting cities in the Netherlands. It's home to the oldest university in the country, the birthplace of Rembrandt and breeding ground for ground-breaking science and Nobel laureates for centuries.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Rijksmuseum van Oudheden.

Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Museum

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Naturalis Biodiversity Center is a national museum of natural history and a research center on biodiversity in Leiden, Netherlands. It was named the European Museum of the Year 2021.

Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

Museum

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The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden. It grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Faculty of Archaeology.

Wereldmuseum Leiden

Museum

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Wereldmuseum Leiden is a Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands located in the university city of Leiden. As of 2014, the museum, along with Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, in Amsterdam, and Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, together make up the National Museum of World Cultures.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oegstgeest and Wassenaar.

Oegstgeest

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Oegstgeest is a town in South Holland, bordering the city of Leiden, perhaps best known as the birthplace of Dutch author Jan Wolkers and from the title of his autobiographical novel Return to Oegstgeest.

Wassenaar

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Wassenaar is a town in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. Wassenaar is the richest municipality in the Netherlands, and is attractive as a residence for the wealthy with many grand villas.

Leiden Municipality

Also known as: “Gemeente Leiden”
Location: South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.1527° or 52° 9′ 10″ north

Longitude

4.4836° or 4° 29′ 1″ east

Population

124,000

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

9F465F3M+3C

GeoNames ID

2751772

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In Other Languages

“Leiden Municipality” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Leiden”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hoge Mors and De Vink railway station.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gravensteen and SieboldHuis.

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