Leimuiden is a
Dutch village in the
South Holland
South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...
municipality of
Kaag en Braassem. Leimuiden is located between the Braassemermeer, the Westeinderplassen and the Ringvaart. Leimuiden is located north of
Alphen aan den Rijn
Alphen aan den Rijn (; en, "Alphen upon Rhine" or "Alphen on the Rhine") is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The city is situated on the banks of the river Oude Rijn (Old Rhine), where the r ...
.
History
The village was first mentioned in the first half of the 11th century as Letthemutha, and means "mouth of the
Leiden river". Leimuiden is a
peat excavation settlement from the Middle Ages.
The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with built-in tower with needle spire. It was built in 1805 as a replacement of the 1555 church. It was restored between 1963 and 1965, and a
consistory was added.
Leimuiden was home to 551 people in 1840.
It was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became part of
Jacobswoude. The village was part of
North Holland
North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...
until 1865.
The village was bombed on 2 August 1940 by the
Royal Air Force, because the Germans had established a local headquarters in Leimuiden.
In 2009, it became part of the municipality of
Kaag en Braassem.
The highest level surface of Leimuiden is located on provincial road N207, approximately level with NAP. The village "on the hill" (Noordeinde-Dokter Stapenséastraat-Burgemeester Bakhuizenlaan-Dorpsstraat) is approximately 0.5 meters below NAP. The depoldered areas are between 4.0 and 4.5 meters below NAP.
Gallery
Leimuiden, kerk2 2007-04-18 15.25.JPG, Leimuiden, church
Leimuiden, de Johannes de Doperkerk RM509921 foto7 2016-05-01 13.07.jpg, Leimuiden, church: de Johannes de Doperkerk
References
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Populated places in South Holland
Former municipalities of South Holland
Kaag en Braassem