Gemeente Voorschoten
Local name: Voorschoten
Located in South Holland, The Netherlands Coordinates: 52°07′31″ N 4°26′25″ E
- Population
- 25,650
- 25.6K
- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 4
- listed under Gemeente Voorschoten
- Airports
- RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport19 km
- AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol30 km
About Gemeente Voorschoten
Gemeente Voorschoten is a district. Location: South Holland, The Netherlands. Population: 25,650.
Voorschoten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvoːrsxoːtə(n)] ) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is a smaller town in the Randstad, enclosed by the cities of Leiden, Wassenaar and Leidschendam-Voorburg. The municipality covers an area of 11.56 km2 (4.46 sq mi) of which 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) is covered by water. The town is relatively affluent, and the majority of Voorschoten's population are commuters, generally to either the Hague or Leiden.
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Photos of Gemeente Voorschoten
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Oud Poelgeest Wikifrits · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Goodness Shamrock · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
SieboldHuis Niels from Amsterdam, NL · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Museum Boerhaave Jvhertum · Public domain
Places bordering Gemeente Voorschoten
- Leiden Municipality
- Gemeente Wassenaar
Twin towns and sister cities of Gemeente Voorschoten
- Schoten· Belgium
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Gemeente Voorschoten over time
| 1960 | 14,600 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 21,635 | |
| 1980 | 21,523 | |
| 1990 | 22,207 | |
| 2000 | 22,621 | |
| 2010 | 23,865 | |
| 2016 | 25,214 | |
| 2017 | 25,315 | |
| 2018 | 25,453 | |
| 2019 | 25,479 | |
| 2020 | 25,596 | |
| 2021 | 25,650 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Gemeente Voorschoten
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 96 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (96 mm)
- Driest month
- April (48 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 70 | 50 | 65 | 48 | 50 | 70 | 72 | 64 | 90 | 92 | 96 | 82 |
How to get to Gemeente Voorschoten
The nearest airport is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), 19 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leiden, 5 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) Rotterdam 19 kmsouth
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 30 kmnortheast
- Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 99 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Leiden Population: 119.7K 5 kmnortheast
- Zoetermeer Population: 115.8K 8 kmsoutheast
- The Hague Population: 474.3K 11 kmsouthwest
- Rotterdam Population: 868.1K 23 kmsouth
- Hoofddorp Population: 132.7K 26 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gemeente Voorschoten
Within 100 km: 160 historic and cultural sites, 80 natural sites, 74 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km19 places
- Habana Beach Beach 16 kmW
- Vogelpark Avifauna Attraction 14 kmE
- Den Haag Concentration Camp Historic site 11 kmSW
- Oud Poelgeest Historic site 7 kmNE
25–60 km93 places
- IJsselmonde Island 29 kmS
- Ouddorp Beach Beach 51 kmSW
- Badstrand Rockanje Beach 39 kmSW
- Eiland van Brienenoord Island 26 kmS
60–100 km202 places
- Putse Moer Lake 83 kmS
- Stappensven Lake 80 kmS
- Kleine Weel Lake 95 kmS
- Grote Weel Lake 96 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Gemeente Voorschoten
4 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Museum, Leiden Municipality4.8 km NE
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SieboldHuis Museum, Leiden Municipality4.9 km NE
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Museum Boerhaave Museum, Leiden Municipality5.2 km NE
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Oud Poelgeest Historic site, Oegstgeest Municipality6.8 km NE
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Escher Museum Museum, Gemeente Den Haag9.8 km SW -
Museon Museum, Gemeente Den Haag12 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources