Nootdorp

Place in South Holland, Netherlands

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Coordinates: 52°2′28″N 4°23′52″E / 52.04111°N 4.39778°E / 52.04111; 4.39778CountryNetherlandsProvinceSouth HollandMunicipalityPijnacker-NootdorpPopulation

(1 January 2021)^[1]

19,000WebsitePijnacker-Nootdorp.nl

Nootdorp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnoːdɔr(ə)p]) is a small town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is bordered by Zoetermeer to the north, by The Hague (specifically Leidschenveen-Ypenburg) to the west, by Delfgauw to the south and by Pijnacker to the east. Nootdorp was a separate municipality until 2002, when it merged with Pijnacker to form Pijnacker-Nootdorp,^[2] which is a part of Greater The Hague.

Nootdorp has a metro station, which Line E runs through, a Rotterdam Metro line connecting The Hague and Rotterdam.

History

Nootdorp has its roots in the 13th century, it was first mentioned in 1281 as a "safe road" located at what is now known as the Veenweg.

Neighbourhoods

Oostambacht / Heronpark
De Venen Oost
Vrouwtjeslant / Nieuweveen
De Venen Centrum
's-Gravenhout
Nootdorp Centrum/West
Achter het Raadhuis
Buitengebied Nootdorp
De Venen / Craeyenburch

Gallery

Nootdorp, view to a street: de Dorpsstraat
Nootdorp, church: de Sint Bartolomeüskerk
Nootdorp, windmill Windlust

Sport

After the formation of the Netherlands national rugby league team, the town formed a rugby league club called the Nootdorp Panthers. They are the first domestic rugby league club in the country that play in the Dutch Rugby League Competition.

Nootdorp has two football clubs, RKDEO and SV Nootdorp.

References

^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.