Voorburg: Oldest Town in Holland and Huygens' Hofwijck
Voorburg has about 38,000 inhabitants and lies in South Holland directly east of The Hague. It claims the title of oldest town in Holland based on the Roman settlement Forum Hadriani, which received market rights from Emperor Hadrian around 120 AD. Archaeological remains of this settlement have been excavated in the Arentsburg area.
Constantijn Huygens, the 17th-century poet and diplomat, built his country house Hofwijck in Voorburg in 1641. The house survives as a museum, with its gardens laid out to the proportions of the human body. Voorburg became part of the gemeente Leidschendam-Voorburg in 2002. The old village around the Herenstraat contrasts with the more suburban post-war developments further south.
The Hague's centre is about 5 kilometres west. Zoetermeer lies roughly 10 kilometres east. The Vliet canal forms the historical western boundary.
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Voorburg has about 38,000 inhabitants and lies in South Holland directly east of The Hague. It claims the title of oldest town in Holland based on the Roman settlement Forum Hadriani, which received market rights from Emperor Hadrian around 120 AD. Archaeological remains of this settlement have been excavated in the Arentsburg area.
Constantijn Huygens, the 17th-century poet and diplomat, built his country house Hofwijck in Voorburg in 1641. The house survives as a museum, with its gardens laid out to the proportions of the human body. Voorburg became part of the gemeente Leidschendam-Voorburg in 2002. The old village around the Herenstraat contrasts with the more suburban post-war developments further south.
The Hague's centre is about 5 kilometres west. Zoetermeer lies roughly 10 kilometres east. The Vliet canal forms the historical western boundary.
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