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Leiden

Western Europe

Leiden is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The city forms one densely connected agglomeration with its suburbs, and its municipality had a population of 124,093 as of January 2021. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
124,093 1
Area (sq km)
23.27 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
0 1
Latitude
52.16 degrees north 1
Longitude
4.49 degrees east 1
Connections

Associated With

Netherlands, Countries
Source Leiden (Wikipedia)
South Holland, States or Territories

leiden is associated with south-holland.

Source Leiden (Wikipedia)
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De Stijl

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Geertgen tot Sint Jans

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Jan Steen

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Source Getty Research Institute, Union List of Artist Names: Getty ULAN record for Jan SteenBirth and Death Places
Quote, Birth and Death Places
Born: Leyden (South Holland, Netherlands) (inhabited place)
Lucas van Leyden

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Rembrandt

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Source Wikidata: Rembrandt

Site Of

Hugo Grotius

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Source Hugo Grotius (Wikipedia)Lead, sentence beginning 'A teenage prodigy, he was born'
Quote, Lead, sentence beginning 'A teenage prodigy, he was born'
A teenage prodigy, he was born in Delft and studied at Leiden University.
Leiden University

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Source Leiden University (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Leiden University (abbreviated as LEI; Dutch: Universiteit Leiden) is a public research university in Leiden, Netherlands.
Leiden University

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Sources
1. Leiden (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Leiden ( LY-dən; Dutch: [ˈlɛidə(n)] ; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands.
  • Infobox, Population figure (Municipality)
    124,093
  • Infobox, Population year (Municipality)
    Municipality, January 2021
  • Infobox, Area
    23.27 km2
  • Infobox, Elevation
    0 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    52.16
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    4.49
  • Associated With: Netherlands, Infobox, Country
    Netherlands
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Leiden
Wikidata Q43631, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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