Teylingen

Teylingen
Municipality
The Kagerplassen lake system in Teylingen
Flag Coat of arms
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 52°13′N 4°29′E / 52.217°N 4.483°ECoordinates: 52°13′N 4°29′E / 52.217°N 4.483°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Established	1 January 2006[1]
Government[2]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Marjan van Kampen-Nouwen (CDA)
Area[3]
• Total	33.49 km^2 (12.93 sq mi)
• Land	28.55 km^2 (11.02 sq mi)
• Water	4.94 km^2 (1.91 sq mi)
Elevation[4]	0 m (0 ft)
Population (May 2014)[5]
• Total	35,712
• Density	1,251/km^2 (3,240/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	2170–2172, 2215, 2360–2362
Area code	0252, 071
Website	www.teylingen.nl

Teylingen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɛilɪŋə(n)]) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It was created on 1 January 2006, through the amalgamation of Sassenheim, Voorhout, and Warmond. It is named after Castle Teylingen, located in Voorhout.

The municipality is bordered by Noordwijkerhout and Lisse to the north, Haarlemmermeer and Alkemade to the east, Leiderdorp and Leiden to the south, and Oegstgeest and Katwijk to the west. It is located in an area called the "Dune and Bulb Region" (Duin- en Bollenstreek). The Kagerplassen are to the east of Sassenheim.

Population centres

• Sassenheim - location of city hall
• Teijlingen, with Slot Teylingen
• Voorhout
• Warmond

Public transportation

Railway Leiden Centraal to Haarlem (part of line 10), with stations (municipalities in bold) and official station abbreviations: Leiden Centraal (ledn) Voorhout (vh) (mun. Teylingen) Hillegom (hil) Heemstede-Aerdenhout (mun. Bloemendaal) (had) Haarlem (hlm)

Image gallery

• 
  The ruins of Teylingen
• 
  Dutch Topographic map of Teylingen, June 2015

References

1. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2006" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2006]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
2. "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Teylingen. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
3. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
4. "Postcodetool for 2215MA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
5. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

• Official website