Voorschoten - Definition and Overview

Voorschoten (population: 22,505 in 2004) is a town 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 (of which 0.38 km² is covered by water).

Voorschoten consists of a small community in the Randstad, which allies countryside life with the proximity to big commercial centres such as the Hague, Leiden and Amsterdam. Its situation makes it ideal for living, with very good transport conenctions to most of the Netherlands and to the rest of the world ( 30 minutes by train from Schiphol Airport).WR

One of the major importance of this city to the international community, is the presence of The British School in the Netherlands. The school provides education to the children of many international personels working within the Hague area.

Local troubles

Since Voorschoten is very close to Leiden (no more than 3 kilometers away), it has no facilities such as a hospital or a theatre. Many children go to Leiden for their secundairy education (or to other neighbouring towns, such as Wassenaar). In school, but also on the job or in bars, people from both places meet.

People from Leiden often don't like the people from Voorschoten, as they think that "Voorschotenaren" make use of Leiden's roads and facilities, without paying taxes for it. This is a common subject for conversations, and it is also common for people from Leiden to taunt the "Voorschotenaren" with the fact that Voorschoten is so small.
On the other hand, "Voorschotenaren" dislike Leiden's policy of demanding newly built houses in Voorschoten for Leiden's urgent cases, as this greatly increases waiting time for a house for "Voorschotenaren" themselves.

External links

• Official Website (http://www.voorschoten.nl)
• http://www.plattegronden.nl/voorschoten/

South Holland

MapQuest map of Voorschoten (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=Voorschoten&country=nl) interactive map of South Holland (http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gemprovin.htm#ZH)

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