The Herenstraat in the town centreThe old church in VoorburgThe old Town Hall 'Swaensteyn' from 1632
Voorburg is a town and former municipality in the west part of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. Together with Leidschendam and Stompwijk, it makes up the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg. It has a population of about 39,000 people. It is considered to be the oldest city in The Netherlands and celebrated its 2000th year of existence in 1988.[1] However in Holland the status of 'city' normally commenced with the bestowing of a 'city charter' by its sovereign leader(s) and none available is that old. Human occupation has certainly been established as occurring two millennia ago, where Voorburg is located now. In 2002, the cities of Leidschendam and Voorburg were merged under the new municipality named "Leidschendam-Voorburg". Situated adjacent to the city of The Hague, it is often regarded as one of its suburbs.
Voorburg, the most densely populated of the three towns in the municipality, has its roots in the 2nd century, when a local civilian settlement gained city rights from the Romans, becoming known as Forum Hadriani. It was along the Fossa Corbulonis, a canal connecting the Rhine and the Meuse that had been dug in 47 AD by the Roman general Corbulo. This waterway is now known as the Rijn-Schie canal (more commonly referred to as the Vliet) and is still a dominant landmark of the present day borough.
Famous inhabitants of Voorburg include the 17th century author and poet Constantijn Huygens, who spent many years building his small country house Hofwijck with adjacent geometrically shaped gardens alongside the Vliet. His son, the famous astronomer and mathematician Christiaan Huygens, spent several years in his father's country house in Voorburg. The house, located next to the main railway station, now functions as a museum.
Philosopher Baruch Spinoza lived in Voorburg from 1663 to 1670. In Voorburg, Spinoza continued work on the Ethics and corresponded with scientists, philosophers, and theologians throughout Europe. He also wrote and published his Theological Political Treatise in 1670, in defense of secular and constitutional government, and in support of Johan de Witt, the Grand Pensionary of the Netherlands, against the Stadtholder, the Prince of Orange. He equated God with Nature.
Until 2009 Voorburg hosted the major branch of the country's statistics institute, the CBS (Central Bureau for Statistics), which provides most of the statistical data used by the government. That year the CBS relocated a few kilometers eastward to Leidschenveen, one of the new developments around the city of The Hague
Until June 2006 the town had three railway stations: Voorburg, Voorburg 't Loo and Leidschendam-Voorburg station. The latter two are now part of the Randstad Rail network. Voorburg used to be an Intercity station, because there was an eternal agreement with the railways that every passing train should stop there. It lost that status, as the new railway station is elevated and therefore no longer on the soil of Voorburg.[citation needed]
Voorburg Cricket Club (VCC) Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague Cricket groundedit
^"Only T20I: Bangladesh v Scotland at The Hague, Jul 24, 2012 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
External linksedit
Official website
Livius.org: Fossa Corbulonis (The Canal of Corbulo)
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January 19, 2024
voorburg, 07000, 35500, 07000, 35500, herenstraat, town, centrethe, church, town, hall, swaensteyn, from, 1632, town, former, municipality, west, part, province, south, holland, netherlands, together, with, leidschendam, stompwijk, makes, municipality, leidsch. 52 04 12 N 04 21 18 E 52 07000 N 4 35500 E 52 07000 4 35500 The Herenstraat in the town centreThe old church in VoorburgThe old Town Hall Swaensteyn from 1632Voorburg is a town and former municipality in the west part of the province of South Holland Netherlands Together with Leidschendam and Stompwijk it makes up the municipality Leidschendam Voorburg It has a population of about 39 000 people It is considered to be the oldest city in The Netherlands and celebrated its 2000th year of existence in 1988 1 However in Holland the status of city normally commenced with the bestowing of a city charter by its sovereign leader s and none available is that old Human occupation has certainly been established as occurring two millennia ago where Voorburg is located now In 2002 the cities of Leidschendam and Voorburg were merged under the new municipality named Leidschendam Voorburg Situated adjacent to the city of The Hague it is often regarded as one of its suburbs Contents 1 History 2 Voorburg Cricket Club VCC Sportpark Westvliet The Hague Cricket ground 3 Notable people from Voorburg 4 References 5 External linksHistory editVoorburg the most densely populated of the three towns in the municipality has its roots in the 2nd century when a local civilian settlement gained city rights from the Romans becoming known as Forum Hadriani It was along the Fossa Corbulonis a canal connecting the Rhine and the Meuse that had been dug in 47 AD by the Roman general Corbulo This waterway is now known as the Rijn Schie canal more commonly referred to as the Vliet and is still a dominant landmark of the present day borough Famous inhabitants of Voorburg include the 17th century author and poet Constantijn Huygens who spent many years building his small country house Hofwijck with adjacent geometrically shaped gardens alongside the Vliet His son the famous astronomer and mathematician Christiaan Huygens spent several years in his father s country house in Voorburg The house located next to the main railway station now functions as a museum Philosopher Baruch Spinoza lived in Voorburg from 1663 to 1670 In Voorburg Spinoza continued work on the Ethics and corresponded with scientists philosophers and theologians throughout Europe He also wrote and published his Theological Political Treatise in 1670 in defense of secular and constitutional government and in support of Johan de Witt the Grand Pensionary of the Netherlands against the Stadtholder the Prince of Orange He equated God with Nature Until 2009 Voorburg hosted the major branch of the country s statistics institute the CBS Central Bureau for Statistics which provides most of the statistical data used by the government That year the CBS relocated a few kilometers eastward to Leidschenveen one of the new developments around the city of The HagueUntil June 2006 the town had three railway stations Voorburg Voorburg t Loo and Leidschendam Voorburg station The latter two are now part of the Randstad Rail network Voorburg used to be an Intercity station because there was an eternal agreement with the railways that every passing train should stop there It lost that status as the new railway station is elevated and therefore no longer on the soil of Voorburg citation needed Voorburg Cricket Club VCC Sportpark Westvliet The Hague Cricket ground editVoorburg Cricket Club VCC Sportpark Westvliet cricket ground was approved by the ICC as the Netherlands latest ODI venue It joins the VRA ground in Amstelveen and the Hazelaarweg ground in Rotterdam in gaining ODI status 2 3 4 Bangladesh played one Twenty20 International match each against Scotland and Netherlands there in July 2012 5 Notable people from Voorburg editSee also Leidschendam Voorburg Notable people Johan de Meij conductor trombonist and composer Eljero Elia Dutch footballer Marcellus Emants author Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer politician and historian Bart Groothuis politician Ehsan Jami politician and activist Robert Jensen radio nl radio and television presenter Jerney Kaagman singer Gerben Karstens former professional cyclist Koos Keijzer nl Dutch Champion Race Walking re inventor of Electro Culture in Agriculture Karen Mulder former model Julian Thomas singer songwriter Dylan van Baarle cyclist Daan van Bunge cricketer Harry Vanda member of the Easybeats and Flash and the Pan Pieter Winsemius politician Eefje de Visser singer songwriterReferences edit Voorburg 2000 Digibron nl 1988 05 14 Retrieved 2017 02 22 Voorburg s Westvliet ground gets ODI status Netherlands Cricket News ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 2013 09 19 Sportpark Westvliet Netherlands Cricket Grounds ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 2013 09 19 VRA Cricket Ground Netherlands Cricket Grounds ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 2013 09 19 Only T20I Bangladesh v Scotland at The Hague Jul 24 2012 Cricket Scorecard ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 2013 09 19 External links editOfficial website Livius org Fossa Corbulonis The Canal of Corbulo nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Voorburg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Voorburg amp oldid 1192044101, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
