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| Country | Kingdom of the Netherlands | ||
| Constituent country |  Netherlands |
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| Province | South Holland | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | E.H. van Vliet (GW) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 56 km² (21.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 54 km² (20.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 2 km² (0.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 47,334 | ||
| - Density | 877/km² (2,271.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website: www.lansingerland.nl | |||
Lansingerland is the name for the new municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It was formed on January 1, 2007, by the merger of the municipalities of Berkel en Rodenrijs, Bleiswijk and Bergschenhoek, collectively known as the "B-Triangle".
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 "B-Triangle" villages. The choice of name is symbolic: the name of the border that formerly divided the area, will now unite it. The "h" in Lansingh was dropped to ease spelling.
Lansingerland consists of the following communities:
- Bergschenhoek
- Berkel en Rodenrijs
- Bleiswijk
- De Rotte
- Kruisweg
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