Fruitbuurt

Fruitbuurt is a neighborhood in Leiden, Bollenstreek, South Holland. Fruitbuurt is situated nearby to the neighborhood Gasthuiswijk, as well as near Staalwijk.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leiden Lammenschans railway station and Rijksmuseum van Oudheden.

Leiden Lammenschans railway station

Railway station

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Leiden Lammenschans is a railway station in Leiden, Netherlands. The station, designed by Koen van der Gaast, was opened on 18 May 1961. It is served by trains running between Leiden Centraal and Utrecht Centraal, and by RijnGouweLijn trains running between Leiden Centraal and Gouda at peak hours.

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.

Leiden University Library

Library

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Leiden University Libraries is the set of libraries of Leiden University, founded in 1575 in Leiden, Netherlands. Holdings include some five million volumes, one million e-books, ninety thousand e-journals, two thousand current paper journals, and three thousand cuneiform tablets.