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in the Dutch province of

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. It is bordered by

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to the north, by

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(specifically Leidschenveen-Ypenburg) to the west, by Delfgauw to the south and by Pijnacker to the east. Nootdorp was a separate municipality until 2002, when it merged with Pijnacker to form Pijnacker-Nootdorp, which is a part of Greater The Hague. Nootdorp is serviced by the Nootdorp RandstadRail station, which Line E runs through, a Rotterdam Metro line connecting The Hague and

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History

Nootdorp has its roots in the 13th century, it was first mentioned in 1281 as a "safe road" located at what is now known as the Veenweg.

Neighbourhoods

:* Oostambacht / Heronpark :* De Venen Oost :* Vrouwtjeslant / Nieuweveen :* De Venen Centrum :* 's-Gravenhout :* Nootdorp Centrum/West :* Achter het Raadhuis :* Buitengebied Nootdorp :* De Venen / Craeyenburch

Gallery

File:Nootdorp, straatzicht2 Dorpsstraat foto1 2012-05-13 12.06.JPG, Nootdorp, view to a street: de Dorpsstraat File:Nootdorp, de Sint Bartolomeüskerk foto6 2012-05-13 11.54.JPG, Nootdorp, church: de Sint Bartolomeüskerk Image:Molen Windlust Nootdorp.jpg, Nootdorp, windmill ''Windlust''

Sport

After the formation of the Netherlands national rugby league team, the town formed a

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club called the Nootdorp Panthers. They are the first domestic rugby league club in the country that play in the Dutch Rugby League Competition. Nootdorp has two football clubs, RKDEO and SV Nootdorp.

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