Lisse

( Listen? / I ) Lisse is a municipality and a village in the Netherlands, South Holland province. The municipality has 22 399 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2013 ) on a total area of ​​16.07 km ².

Location and economic

Lisse is located midway between Leiden and Haarlem (distance each about 12 km). The nearest railway station is 4 km away in Lisse on the line Schiphol- Leiden - The Hague. The village is situated behind the dunes, east of Noordwijkerhout and less than 10 km east of the North Sea.

Lisse is a village of flower bulbs breeder. The sandy, calcareous soil, so-called " geest grond " is, to be very suitable. Lisse is headquartered there plants mail-order company Bakker. In Lisse, the research and training center PPO is strengthened. It mainly deals with the characteristics and the breeding of plants that grow from bulbs. It is now a branch of the University of Wageningen. To the west of the village is the former country estate " Keukenhof " (see below ), a tourist destination that is known worldwide.

History

The area around Lisse was inhabited as early as 2000 years ago by the Germanic tribe of the Caninefaten or Cananefaten. May have been here even earlier people lived because during archaeological excavations a hatchet was found that carriers of the Vlaardingen culture have probably used. The village was first mentioned in Lisse 1198 urkündlich. Between 1401 and 1436 left the countess of Holland, Jacoba of Bavaria, where the kitchen herb garden ( Keukenhof ) Creating the castle Teylingen. Until the late 17th century it was a poor nest, which was administered by the Land Lord to Noordwijkerhout. But then came on the cultivation of tulips, which proved to be very fruitful in Lisser ground. In 1623, a small lake drained ( Poelpolder, now a Lisser new neighborhood ). The country seats in the wooded area were 1700-1900 all torn off, or cleared to create fields for flower bulbs. In 1900, the Empire College of the bulb-growing moved on. The Keukenhof in 1949 openly asked for the first time the tourists.

Attractions

Known worldwide, the Keukenhof, a charming, large park where every spring the most beautiful tulips and other bulb flowers are shown. He is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Netherlands.

Next are still noteworthy:

  • The many fields of tulips '
  • The flower parade, every year in the second half of April
  • The ruins of the castle Dever, south of the village ( a tower from 1370 )

Twinning

  • Tonami (Japan)

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Geer van Velde (1898-1977), painter
  • Bastiaan Ragas (born 1971 ), singer, actor, musical performer and presenter
  • Jacob van Zanten Veldhuyzen (1927-1977), captain of the KLM
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