Official Name: | Bergschenhoek |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the Netherlands |
Area Total Km2: | 15.52 |
Area Land Km2: | 14.89 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.63 |
Population As Of: | January 2020 |
Population Total: | 18750 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 2661 |
Area Code: | 010 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Transport |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Major roads |
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Bergschenhoek (pronounced as /nl/) is a town and former municipality in the municipality of Lansingerland, in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is situated roughly 10 km to the north of Rotterdam. The town had a population of 18,475 in 2019, and covered an area of 15.52km2 of which 0.63km2 is water. On 1 January 2007, the town was merged with neighbouring towns Berkel en Rodenrijs and Bleiswijk to form the new municipality Lansingerland; these three towns collectively are known locally as the "3B Hoek".
Due to the continuing influx of people to Bergschenhoek, it is in a constant state of expansion and is now predominantly a commuter town as most of its residents work in the neighbouring cities, such as The Hague and Rotterdam. The town had a large population increase since 1990, because of the Vinex-plans. The town grew from 7,600 inhabitants in 1990 to nearly 18,500 in 2019.
The name of the town is derived from a district of the nearby city of Rotterdam, Hillegersberg. There was a road leading to this municipality. On a corner of this road ('hoek' in Dutch) a settlement grew, leading to a village. This village was named after Hillegersberg, and the corner was incorporated in the name, hence the name (Hillegers)Bergschenhoek.