Voorhout

Voorhout

Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°13′23″N 4°29′11″E / 52.22306°N 4.48639°E / 52.22306; 4.48639
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Teylingen
Population (2005) 14.972
Location of Voorhout
Church: de Sint Bartholomeuskerk

Voorhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvoːrɦʌut]) is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of 12.59 km² (4.86 mile²) of which 0.33 km² (0.13 mile²) is covered by water, and had a population of 14,792 in 2004. Together with Sassenheim and Warmond, it became part of the Teylingen municipality on 1 January 2006. Voorhout is located in an area called the "Dune and Bulb Region" (Duin- en Bollenstreek).

It also included the communities of Piet Gijzenbrug (partly) and Teijlingen with the Slot Teylingen.

History

For hundreds of years Voorhout was just a dot on the map. In 1988 Voorhout celebrated its thousand years of existence. The exact year is not known, but it is sure that its early name was Foranholte, and it lay in a big woody area and stretched from Lisse to Oegstgeest and from Katwijk to Sassenheim. Qua area it could compete with Leiden. Voorhout had few inhabitants, only a few hundred, mostly farmers. There was no real village centre, not until a few years before the 19th century. During the end 80s and the 90s Voorhout becomes a bigger town with new districts like Hoogh Teylingen and a VINEX-town to the west during the 2000s. The population reached over the 10.000 inhabitants.

Born in Voorhout

Lived in Voorhout

Sights

Coordinates: 52°13′23″N 4°29′11″E / 52.22306°N 4.48639°E / 52.22306; 4.48639

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