Leiden (in English

English language

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 and archaic

Archaism

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 Dutch

Dutch language

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 also Leyden) is a city and municipality

Municipality

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 in the Dutch

Netherlands

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 province

Province

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 of South Holland

South Holland

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. The municipality of Leiden has a population of about 120,000, but the city forms one densely connected urban area with its suburbs Oegstgeest

Oegstgeest

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, Leiderdorp

Leiderdorp

Leiderdorp is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland near the city of Leiden. It had a population of 26,182 in 2004....

, Voorschoten

Voorschoten

Voorschoten is a village 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 and The Hague. The municipality covers an area of 11.59 km²...

, Valkenburg, Rijnsburg

Rijnsburg

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 and Katwijk

Katwijk

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, which have about 254,000 inhabitants combined. The larger Leiden agglomeration counts 332,000 inhabitants which makes it the sixth major agglomeration in the Netherlands.