Leiden
in Gemeente Leiden of South Holland, Netherlands
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Rotterdam Airport (14 mi) - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (15 mi)
- Lelystad Airport (48 mi)
- De Kooy Airport (54 mi)
- Eindhoven Airport (62 mi)
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Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (67 mi) - Brussels Airport (87 mi)
- Hasselt Airport (90 mi)
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (102 mi)
- Van Nellefabriek (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (Unesco heritage, 20 mi)
- Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Defence Line of Amsterdam (Unesco heritage, 23 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Stoclet House (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Drievliet (amusement park, (9 mi)
- Diergaarde Blijdorp (zoo, (16 mi)
- Marine Seaport (marina, (21 mi)
- Archeon (amusement park, (7 mi)
- Linnaeushof (amusement park, (12 mi)
- Vogelpark Avifauna (zoo, (7 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.158 and 4.493 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 9' 29" and E 4° 29' 35"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, Western Frisian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:04 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:14 am and 4:41 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Netherlands.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Netherlands. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Leiden
Leiden in Gemeente Leiden (South Holland) with it's 119,713 citizens is a town in Netherlands about 22 mi (or 36 km) south-west of Amsterdam, the country's capital city.
Current time in Leiden is now 12:04 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Amsterdam with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports near Leiden, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Netherlands is Rotterdam Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Netherlands is Van Nellefabriek in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), South. We discovered 6 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: The Hague, Haarlem, Heemskerk, Amsterdam and Heiloo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 43 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 42% |
| Air Pressure | 999 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 93% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
5°C (42 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Villa de Duinen
Tweelwonen Kaagresort
Van der Valk Hotel De Gouden Leeuw
Van der Valk Hotel Sassenheim-Leiden
Van der Valk Hotel Leiden
Hilton Garden Inn Leiden
Holiday Inn LEIDEN
Villa Beukenhof
City Resort Hotel Leiden
Golden Tulip Leiden Centre
Videos from this area
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Leiden Zuid-Holland: Kerkklok Katholieke Lodewijkskerk (uurslag, angelus en luiden)
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ILoveLeiden.com - Lalala Leiden Live bij Minikoraal
Op 1 september 2013 lanceerde Jochem Myjer zijn videoclip bij Lalala Leiden. Tijdens het Minikoraal zong hij het live met K&G.
Politie en Ambulance haarlemmerstraat(winkelstraat) leiden. Mogelijk hartproblemen.
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Booster onride & XLR8 onride in Leiden op 3 oktober
Vanuit de booster & xlr8 de 3 oktober Kermis van Leiden gefilmd. Op 3 oktober 2013 met de GoPRO camera. Soundtrack: Tsnunami.
K&G Orkesten gezamenlijk naar startpunt Optocht 3 oktober 2014 Leiden
Traditioneel lopen Jong K&G en de Show- & Marchingband ieder jaar (in ieder geval) op 3 oktober vanaf de Zijlsingel naar het vertrekpunt van de optocht op de Burggravenlaan. In dit geval doen...
Die Europäische Karnivorenkonferenz (EEE) in Leiden 2007 (Deutsche Version)
Die jährlich in unterschiedlichen Ländern stattfindende Europäische Karnivorenkonferenz (European Carnivorous Plant Exchange and Exhibition - EEE) ist ein beliebter Treffpunkt der internationale...
Freestyle Meeting Leiden 2014
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Leiden University
Leiden University, located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The Dutch Royal Family and Leiden University still have a close relationship; Queens Juliana and Beatrix and crown-prince Willem-Alexander were former students. Leiden University has six faculties, over 50 departments and enjoys an outstanding international reputation.
Museum Boerhaave
Museum Boerhaave is a museum of the history of science and medicine, based in Leiden, the Netherlands. The museum hosts a collection of historical scientific instruments from all disciplines, but mainly from medicine, physics, and astronomy. The museum is located in a building that was originally a convent in central Leiden. It includes a reconstructed traditional anatomical theatre.
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the national archaeological museum of the Netherlands. It is located in Leiden. The Museum grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Faculty of Archaeology. The museum calls itself the national center for archaeology, and focuses on ancient Egypt, the ancient Near East, the classical world of Greece, Etruria and Rome and the early (prehistoric, Roman and Medieval) Netherlands.
Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie
The Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie (National Museum of Natural History) was a museum on the Rapenburg in Leiden, The Netherlands. It was founded in 1820 by Royal Decree from a merger of several existing collections. This happened on the initiative of Coenraad Jacob Temminck, who saw the museum primarily as a research institute for the University of Leiden.
Pieterskerk, Leiden
The Pieterskerk is a late-Gothic church in Leiden dedicated to Saint Peter. It is best known today as the church of the Pilgrim Fathers where John Robinson was buried.
Vrouwekerk
The Vrouwekerk ("Lady's Church") or Vrouwenkerk ("Ladies' Church"), originally known as the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk ("Church of Our Lady"), was a 14th-Century church in the Dutch city of Leiden. In the early 17th Century, the church was attended by the Pilgrims (who left Leiden to settle in Plymouth Colony) as well as by the first colonists to settle on Manhattan.
Leiden American Pilgrim Museum
The Leiden American Pilgrim Museum is a small museum in the Dutch city of Leiden dedicated to the Pilgrim Fathers (or simply Pilgrims). These Separatists or English Dissenters were religious refugees who had fled England to Amsterdam in 1608 and moved to Leiden the next year. They lived and worked in that city for about 12 to 20 years. In 1620, their emigration began.
Hooglandse Kerk
Hooglandse Kerk is a Gothic church in Leiden dating from the fifteenth century. The brick church is dedicated to St. Pancras and today serves parishioners of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.
Weigh House (Leiden)
The Leiden Weigh House (De Waag in Dutch) is a Rijksmonument located on Aalmarkt street (nr. 21). It was designed by Pieter Post around 1657 and opened in 1659. For centuries, merchants came here to weigh and trade a variety of goods. In addition to being a weigh house, the Leiden Weigh House has hosted a variety of engagements and stately celebrations over the centuries. Notably, Govert Bidloo converted an attic room into an autopsy room to study the human body.
Burcht van Leiden
The burcht van Leiden is an old Shell keep in Leiden constructed in the 11th century. It is located at the spot where two tributaries of the Rhine come together, the Leidse Rijn, and another river, now a canal. The structure is on top of a motte, and is today a public park.
Gemeenlandshuis van Rijnland
The Gemeenlandshuis van Rijnland on the Breestraat in Leiden is the oldest Gemeenlandshuis of the Netherlands that kept its function until the current century. Currently, it is still in use by the Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland, but only for meetings and special occasions. Their day-to-day seat of water management is housed today on the Archimedesweg in Leiden.
Marekerk
The Marekerk is a Protestant church in Leiden, located at the Lange Mare and the Oude Vest canal. The church can be easily seen from the Oude Vest and the Burcht van Leiden by its round dome.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
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