De Lier () is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
South Holland
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. It is a part of the municipality of
Westland.
Geography
De Lier lies about 5 km north of
Maassluis
Maassluis () is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in and covered of which was water.
It received town rights in 1811.
History
Maassluis was founded circa 1340 as a se ...
, and is about below sea level. The village got its name from the name of an old river called .
History
De Lier used to be a separate municipality. On 26 March 1963, it was granted its own
coat of arms
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, and on 14 April 1965, it adopted the flag it has today. On 1 January 2004, it merged with
Naaldwijk
Naaldwijk () is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 10 km (6 miles) southwest of The Hague.
Naaldwijk lies in the heart of Westland. The largest economic sector is g ...
,
's-Gravenzande
s-Gravenzande is a town in the province of South Holland, in the Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about southwest of The Hague. Until 2004 it was a separate municipality and covered an area of 20.77 km2 (of ...
,
Monster
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, and
Wateringen to form the municipality of Westland. The former municipality covered an area of 8.93 square kilometres.
Population
In 2001, De Lier had 9415 inhabitants. In 2003, De Lier had 11,400 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 2.2 km², and contained 3494 residences.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS)]
''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001''
. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
The statistical area "De Lier", which can also include the peripheral parts of the village as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 11,470.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS)]
''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005''
. As of 1 January 2005.
Nearby quarters
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Nieuwe Tuinen west
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Blaker
Blaker is a village and a former municipality of Akershus county, Norway.
History
The municipality was established on 1 July 1919, when Aurskog was split in two. At the time of establishment, Blaker had a population of 2,533. On 1 January 1962, ...
north
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Lierhand north
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Oostbuurt north
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Gaag south
Image:De Lier hoofdstraat.jpg, Main street of De Lier.
Image:Westland-De Lier, de Domkerk RM25879 IMG 0486 2024-04-07 12.17.jpg, The
References
External links
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www.crwflags.com
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2004
Populated places in South Holland
Former municipalities of South Holland
Westland (municipality), Netherlands
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