Editing Leersum

{{short description|Town in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands}}
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| official_name          = Leersum
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| image_skyline          = Leersum, de Michaëlskerk RM24078 IMG 6533 2020-07-12 15.09.jpg
| image_caption          = Michaëlskerk
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| map_caption            = The former municipality of Leersum
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| subdivision_name       = {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1      = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1      = {{flagicon|Utrecht}} [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]]
| subdivision_type2      = [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[Utrechtse Heuvelrug]]
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| population_total       = 7675
| population_as_of       = 1 January 2021
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| population_demonym     = Leersummer
| timezone               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset             = +1
| timezone_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
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| postal_code            = 3956
| area_code              = 0343
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'''Leersum''' is a town in the [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] of [[Utrechtse Heuvelrug]] in the [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Dutch province]] of [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]]. It lies about 7&nbsp;km (4.3 mi) east of Doorn and 9&nbsp;km (5.5 mi) west of [[Veenendaal]].

In 2001, the town of Leersum had 6013 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.44&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>; it contained 2465 residences.<ref name="CBS">Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' {{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm |title=CBS - Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 |accessdate=2007-01-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060319070600/http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm |archivedate=2006-03-19 }}. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.</ref> Until 2006, Leersum was its own municipality, covering both the town of Leersum and neighbouring [[Darthuizen]].

In June 2021, Leersum was hit by a [[downburst]]. Many cars and homes were heavily damaged by falling trees.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nltimes.nl/2021/06/19/20-homes-destroyed-leersum-due-heavy-storms |title=Up to 20 homes destroyed in Leersum due to heavy storms|work= NL Times|date=June 19, 2021|accessdate=June 26, 2021}}</ref> As a result, the forests around Leersum have been closed. Staatsbosbeheer, the Dutch state forest administration, estimates that damaged sections of forest will not be reopened to the general public before the end of the year 2021.

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[[Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2006]]
[[Category:Populated places in Utrecht (province)]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)]]
[[Category:Utrechtse Heuvelrug]]