Nootdorp () is a

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in the

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province of South Holland. It is bordered by

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to the north, by

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(specifically

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) to the west, by Delfgauw to the south and by

Pijnacker Pijnacker () is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is bordered Zoetermeer to the north, by Nootdorp to the northwest, by Delfgauw to the southwest, by Rotterdam (specifically Overschie) to the south and by Berkel en Rodenrijs to t ...

to the east. Nootdorp was a separate municipality until 2002, when it merged with

to form

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, which is a part of Greater The Hague. Nootdorp has a

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station, which Line E runs through, a Rotterdam Metro line connecting The Hague and

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History

Nootdorp has its roots in the 13th century, it was first mentioned in 1281 as a "safe road" located at what is now known as the Veenweg.

Neighbourhoods

:* Oostambacht / Heronpark :* De Venen Oost :* Vrouwtjeslant / Nieuweveen :* De Venen Centrum :* 's-Gravenhout :* Nootdorp Centrum/West :* Achter het Raadhuis :* Buitengebied Nootdorp :* De Venen / Craeyenburch

Gallery

File:Nootdorp, straatzicht2 Dorpsstraat foto1 2012-05-13 12.06.JPG, Nootdorp, view to a street: de Dorpsstraat File:Nootdorp, de Sint Bartolomeüskerk foto6 2012-05-13 11.54.JPG, Nootdorp, church: de Sint Bartolomeüskerk Image:Molen Windlust Nootdorp.jpg, Nootdorp, windmill ''Windlust''

Sport

After the formation of the

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, the town formed a

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club called the

Nootdorp Panthers Nootdorp Panthers are a rugby league team from the town of Nootdorp in South Holland, Netherlands. They were founded in 2007 and are the first domestic rugby league club in the Netherlands. They play in the Dutch Grand Prix Competition which was ...

. They are the first domestic rugby league club in the country that play in the

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. Nootdorp has two football clubs, RKDEO and SV Nootdorp.

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