Bleiswijk
Village in South Holland, Netherlands
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Bleiswijk (Dutch: [ˈblɛisʋɛik] ⓘ) is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.
Bleiswijk | |
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Village | |
Nederlands Hervormde Kerk | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in South Holland | |
  Bleiswijk Location within the Netherlands | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  South Holland |
| Municipality |  Lansingerland |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.96 km2 (8.48 sq mi) |
| • Land | 21.13 km2 (8.16 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2020) | |
• Total | 10,895 |
| • Density | 515.6/km2 (1,335/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2665 |
| Area code | 010 |
| Major roads | N209 |
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]
