Lansingerland
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The name was chosen from a competition and derived from the name Lansingh, the height-of-land between the Delfland and Schieland Water Boards, which runs between the "3B-Triangle" villages. The choice of name is symbolic: the name of the border that formerly divided the area, now unites it. The "h" in Lansingh was dropped to ease spelling.
Lansingerland consists of the following communities:
- Bergschenhoek
- Berkel en Rodenrijs
- Bleiswijk
- Tempel (deserted)
- De Rotte
- Kruisweg
Politics
On 18 September 2007 Ewald van Vliet was installed as the first mayor of Lansingerland.
| Year | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Pieter van de Stadt |
| 2014 | Coos Rijsdijk |
| 2007 | Ewald van Vliet |
The municipal council of Lansingerland consisted of 31 seats now 33. The council was renewed in 2022 and sits for four-year cycles in accordance with Dutch municipal election laws.
| Party | 2010 | 2014 | 2018[1] | 2022[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PvdA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| CDA | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| VVD | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| GroenLinks | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Livable 3B | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Party for Protection of Huis der Haas | 1 | - | - | - |
| D66 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| ChristianUnion | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| WIJ Lansingerland | - | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Neeleman Party | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| Total | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
Notable people
- Maria van Utrecht (ca.1551 in Rodenrijs - 1629) a notable figure in the Dutch Revolt
- Piet Rietveld (1952 in Berkel en Rodenrijs – 2013) a Dutch economist and Professor in Transport Economics
- Wilco Zeelenberg (born 1966 in Bleiswijk) a Dutch former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
- Joost Luiten (born 1986 in Bleiswijk) a Dutch professional golfer who plays on the European Tour
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