Lisse

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Lisse

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Lisse, straatzicht de Heereweg foto1 2014-0413 13.35.jpg

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| image_caption = Heereweg through Lisse

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| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0553 (2009).svg

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| map_caption = Location in South Holland

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = South Holland

| government_footnotes = {{cite web

|url=http://www.lisse.nl/Def/Overheids-Modules/BIS-Module-30/Bestuur-en-organisatie/Lies-Spruit.html

|title=Mw. A.W.M. (Lies) Spruit

|language=nl

|publisher=Gemeente Lisse

|access-date=12 August 2013

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|archive-date=14 July 2014

}}

| governing_body = Municipal council

| leader_party = PvdA

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Lies Spruit

| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Lisse}}

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

|url=http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool

|title=Postcodetool for 2161BS

|language=nl

|work=Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher=Het Waterschapshuis

|access-date=11 August 2013

|url-status=dead

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|archive-date=21 September 2013

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| population_demonym = Lissenaar, Lissenees or Lisser

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 2160–2163

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 0252

| website = {{URL|1=http://www.lisse.nl}}

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Lisse ({{IPA|nl|ˈlɪsə|lang|Nl-Lisse.ogg}}) is a town and municipality in the province of South Holland in the Western Netherlands. The municipality, which lies within the Duin- en Bollenstreek, covers an area of {{convert|{{Dutch municipality total area|Lisse}}|km2|abbr=on}} of which {{convert|{{Dutch municipality water area|Lisse}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. Its population was {{formatnum:{{Dutch municipality population|Lisse}}}} in {{YEAR|{{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}}}. Located within the municipal boundary is also the community De Engel.

History

=Early history=

File:Gem-Lisse-OpenTopo.jpg

The history of Lisse is closely related and similar to the neighboring towns of Hillegom and Sassenheim. Based on a document from 1198 which makes official mention of the town's name, Lisse celebrated its 800-year anniversary in 1998, although there is an indication that there was already a settlement there in the 10th century.

In the Middle Ages, Lisse was a small settlement; there were only 50 houses in 1500. Because of prolonged warfare (particularly the wars of Charles the Bold and the Eighty Years' War), poverty was prevalent. Its population lived from agriculture, animal husbandry and peat harvesting.

=Recent history=

In the 17th and 18th centuries, Lisse was, like Hillegom, home to many estates of rich merchants and nobility. The forests and gardens of Keukenhof, Meerenburg, Wildlust, Zandvliet, Overduin en Akervoorde, Wassergeest, Grotenhof, Ter Specke, Dubbelhoven, Rosendaal, Veenenburg en Berkhout, Middelburg, Ter Beek and Uytermeer estates all added to the town's beauty and glory.

Yet in the following centuries, every one of these estates (except Keukenhof) was removed to make way for the cultivation of bulb flowers. The sandy soil in Lisse's surroundings were highly suitable for its growth provided the soil was fertilised. The nearby dunes were excavated and forests cut down progressively over time for more fields for the flower business. This brought employment and prosperity to this area.

{{wide image|Lisse.JPG|750px|align-cap=center|Lisse town centre}}

Floriculture centre

In the 20th century, the bulb flower business continued to boom, resulting in the establishment of auction and trading houses, large-scale cultivators and cooperatives. Today, Lisse exports bulbflowers in large quantities to over a hundred countries worldwide.

Located at the centre of the "Dune and Bulb Region" (Duin- en Bollenstreek), Holland's flower-growing region, Lisse is also a major tourist attraction. During the spring when the fields around Lisse are in a colourful bloom, hundreds of thousands of local and foreign tourists visit the area. The only remaining estate that was not removed for flower cultivation (Keukenhof) became world-famous for its flower displays.

Tourism and attractions

The most popular attraction in Lisse is Keukenhof, open only during spring when the tulips are flowering. Also each spring a flower parade called the Bollenstreek Bloemencorso is held through the main streets of Lisse. In August the fantasy festival Castlefest is held in the gardens of Castle Keukenhof.

Other places of interest are the museums:

  • Huys Dever, a restored castle tower from the 14th century
  • Castle Keukenhof, part of the Keukenhof estate but open year-round
  • Museum De Zwarte Tulp (Black Tulip Museum), exhibiting the history of the Dutch bulb-growing region
  • LAM Museum, an art gallery about food

Lisse,_kerk_2007-04-18_13.41.JPG|Sint-Agathakerk

Halfweg, veld met rode tulpen IMG 8991 2021-04-27 12.37.jpg|A field of tulips in Lisse

Molenlisse.jpg|Windmill in Lisse

De Keukenhof, Lisse.jpg|Castle Keukenhof

Sports

Lisse is the home of FC Lisse, a football team currently playing in the Zaterdag Topklasse. On 3 May 2008 FC Lisse sealed the championship of the 2007/2008 season in the Hoofdklasse A.

Notable people

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References

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