Leidsche Rijn

Atmosphere and specifics

• Leidsche Rijn is the biggest new housing district in the Netherlands and is located in the neighbourhoods Leidsche Rijn and Vleuten-De Meern.
• The Leidse Rijn or Leidsche Rijn and/or also Leidse Vaart in the old days, is a canal that was dug out since the Middle Ages to replace the winding course of the Oude Rijn. The canal is 13 kms long.
• Archeologic findings, old lanes and ditches, trees and monumental farms, were included in the building plans. Therefore way, each neighbourhood has its own character and atmosphere.
• Leidsche Rijn is easily accessible. It is located centrally in the Netherlands and close to the city centre of Utrecht.
• Tot 2025 worden in Leidsche Rijn ca 33.000 woningen gebouwd voor ongeveer 100.000 mensen. Daarnaast werken hier uiteindelijk zo’n 40.000 mensen
• Cinemec, the cinema and congress centre, opened in 2015.
• Groot winkelcentrum in het stadshart van Leidsche Rijn genoemd “Leidsche Rijn Centrum” (2018). Winkels worden ondergronds bevoorraad.