However, at about 10 miles distance there are both the Delft University of Technology and Leiden University, and a number of applied science and art universities in The Hague (granting bachelor degrees only), all easily accessible.
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Leidsenhage contains a large number of retailers, including large chains such as Albert Heijn, Vroom & Dreesmann, and C&A, as well as medium and smaller-sized shops and restaurants.
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Important driver for the development of the area was the Vliet river, ferrying people and goods through Holland in the Middle Ages, and even in Roman times.
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The town's name has been in use for centuries and refers to the lock in the Vliet, near the historic city of Leiden.
Leidschendam-Voorburg has several stations on the RandstadRail lines.
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There are a number of stations on the Rotterdam-Amsterdam line on the border of The Hague and Voorburg, including Den Haag Mariahoeve and Den Haag Laan van NOI.
Pascal van Assendelft (born October 6, 1979 in Leidschendam) is a former Dutch sprinter.
Sander Branko van Gessel (born November 4, 1976 in Leidschendam, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch footballer currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba in the J. League Division 2.
In ACCN vol 5 iss 2 of June 1977, the start of a new club in Dutch language was announced: Hobby Computer Club (HCC) by Dick Barnhoorn, Leidschendam, Netherlands.