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Teylingen

The Kagerplassen lake system in Teylingen

Flag	Coat of arms

Location in South Holland

Established

1 January 2006

Government

• Body

Municipal council

Area

• Total

33.49 km² (12.93 sq mi)

• Land

28.55 km² (11.02 sq mi)

• Water

4.94 km² (1.91 sq mi)

Elevation

0 m (0 ft)

Population

(May 2014)

• Total

35,712

• Density

1,251/km² (3,240/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC+1 (CET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+2 (CEST)

Postcode

2170–2172, 2215, 2360–2362

Area code

0252, 071

Teylingen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɛilɪŋə(n)]) is a municipality in the Western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It was created on 1 January 2006, through the amalgamation of Sassenheim, Voorhout and Warmond. It is named after Teylingen Castle, located in Voorhout. In 2019, it had a population of 37,061.

The municipality is bordered by Noordwijkerhout and Lisse to the north, Haarlemmermeer and Alkemade to the east, Leiderdorp and Leiden to the south, Oegstgeest and Katwijk to the west. It is located in an area called the "Dune and Bulb Region" (Duin- en Bollenstreek). The Kagerplassen are to the east of Sassenheim.

Population centres
Topography
Public transportation
Notable people
- Sport
Image gallery
See also

Population centres

Sassenheim - location of city hall
Teijlingen, with the castle
Voorhout
Warmond

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of Teylingen, June 2015

Public transportation

Railway Leiden Centraal to Haarlem (part of line 10), with stations (municipalities in bold) and official station abbreviations:

Leiden Centraal (ledn)
Voorhout (vh) (mun. Teylingen)
Hillegom (hil)
Heemstede-Aerdenhout (mun. Bloemendaal) (had)
Haarlem (hlm) edit

Notable people

Herman Boerhaave (1668 in Voorhout – 1738) a Dutch botanist, chemist, Christian humanist and physician
Han Zuilhof (born 1965 in Sassenheim) the Chair of Organic Chemistry at Wageningen University
Frank Ammerlaan (born 1979 in Sassenheim) a Dutch artist who lives and works in London

Sport

Bart Zoet, 1964

Piet van der Lans (born 1940 in Sassenheim) a retired Dutch track cyclist, competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Bart Zoet (1942 in Sassenheim – 1992) a Dutch cyclist, team gold medallist at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Stan van Belkum (born 1961 in Warmond) a former water polo player, competed at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics
Rob van Dijk (born 1969 in Voorhout) a Dutch retired football goalkeeper with 364 club caps
Edwin van der Sar (born 1970 in Voorhout) a Dutch retired football goalkeeper with 606 club caps
Martin Hersman (born 1974 in Sassenheim) a retired speed skater, he competed at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics