Voorburg

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Voorburg is a historic town in the Netherlands, now part of the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg, known for its rich cultural heritage and proximity to The Hague.

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Voorburg canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former municipality
human settlement
town
administrativeStatus district of Leidschendam-Voorburg
continent Europe
country Netherlands
dateOfMunicipalMerger 2002
dialingCode 070
governingBody Leidschendam-Voorburg municipal council
surface form: Municipal council of Leidschendam-Voorburg
hasCulturalSignificance rich cultural heritage
hasHeritageStatus historic town
hasLandmark Hofwijck
surface form: Hofwijck country house

Old Church of Voorburg (Oude Kerk)
Vliet canal waterfront
hasMuseum Hofwijck
surface form: Huygens’ Hofwijck

Museum Swaensteyn
hasNotableResident Christiaan Huygens
Constantijn Huygens
hasPark Park Vreugd en Rust
Park ’t Loo
hasPostalCodeRange 2270–2275
hasPublicTransportConnectionTo Leidschendam NERFINISHED
The Hague
Zoetermeer NERFINISHED
hasRailwayStation Den Haag Laan van NOI railway station
Voorburg railway station
hasReligiousBuilding Sint-Martinuskerk Voorburg
historicallyAssociatedWith Roman settlement Forum Hadriani
languageUsed Dutch
locatedEastOf Centrum, The Hague
surface form: The Hague city centre
locatedIn Randstad metropolitan region
South Holland
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear The Hague
locatedWestOf Zoetermeer NERFINISHED
mergedInto Leidschendam-Voorburg NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Delft NERFINISHED
Leidschendam NERFINISHED
Rijswijk NERFINISHED
partOf municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg
urban area of The Hague
region Western Netherlands
surface form: western Netherlands
riverLocatedOn Vliet
roadServedBy A12 motorway NERFINISHED
A4 motorway NERFINISHED
urbanCharacter suburban

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Hofwijck locatedIn Voorburg
Vliet flowsThrough Voorburg