Editing Lisse

{{Infobox settlement
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<!-- Name and transliteration -->
| name                    = Lisse
| settlement_type         = [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = Lisse, straatzicht de Heereweg foto1 2014-0413 13.35.jpg
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = Heereweg through Lisse
| image_flag              = Flag of Lisse.svg
| flag_size               = 100x67px
| flag_alt                = 
| image_shield            = Coat of arms of Lisse.svg
| shield_size             = 100x80px
| shield_alt              = 
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| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 0553 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Lisse in a municipal map of South Holland
| map_caption             = Location in South Holland
| coordinates             = {{coord|52|15|N|4|33|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[South Holland]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{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 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205229/http://www.lisse.nl/Def/Overheids-Modules/BIS-Module-30/Bestuur-en-organisatie/Lies-Spruit.html 
 |archive-date=14 July 2014 
}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|PvdA]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Lies Spruit]]
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| unit_pref               = Metric
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2          = {{Dutch municipality total area|Lisse}}
| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Lisse}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Lisse}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{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 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool 
 |archive-date=21 September 2013 
}}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 1
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| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref>
| population_total        = {{Dutch municipality population|Lisse}}
| population_as_of        = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2  = {{Dutch municipality population density|Lisse}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
| population_demonym      = Lissenaar, Lissenees or Lisser
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| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 2160–2163
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 0252
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.lisse.nl}}
| footnotes               =
}}

'''Lisse''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈlɪsə|lang|Nl-Lisse.ogg}}) is a [[town]] and [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] in the [[Provinces of the Netherlands|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 (Lisse)|De Engel]].

==History==
===Early history===
[[File:Gem-Lisse-OpenTopo.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Topographic map of Lisse, 2015]]
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 I, Duke of Burgundy|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 [[Estate (house)|estate]]s 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 [[dune]]s 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 [[cooperative]]s. 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 [[tulip]]s 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

<gallery>
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
</gallery>

==Sports==
Lisse is the home of [[FC Lisse]], a [[Association football|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==
[[File:JennyArean1972.jpg|140px|thumb|Jenny Arean, 1972]]
* [[Abraham Rademaker]] (1677–1735), a Dutch painter and printmaker
* [[Joseph Smit]] (1836–1929), a Dutch zoological illustrator
* [[Wander Johannes de Haas]] (1878–1960), a Dutch physicist and mathematician, known for the [[Einstein–de Haas effect]] 
* [[Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten]] (1927–1977), a Dutch aircraft captain, died in the [[Tenerife airport disaster]]
* [[Egbert van 't Oever]] (1927–2001), a Dutch speed skater, competed in the [[1952 Winter Olympics|1952]] and [[1956 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Adrianus Johannes Simonis]] (1931–2020), cardinal and [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht|Archbishop of Utrecht]] 1983 to 2007
* [[Jenny Arean]] (born 1942), a Dutch singer, actress and comedian<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0034154/   IMDb Database] retrieved 28 January 2020</ref>
* [[Bram Moolenaar]] (1961–2023), a Dutch computer programmer, author of [[Vim (text editor)|Vim]], a text editor
* [[Marco Vermey]] (born 1965) a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, rode in the [[1994 Tour de France]]
* [[Hans Kroes]] (born 1965), a Dutch freestyle and backstroke swimmer, competed in the [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]] and [[1988 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Gert-Jan Segers]] (born 1969), a Dutch political scientist and politician
* [[Bastiaan Ragas]] (born 1971), a Dutch actor and singer<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1173061/   IMDb Database] retrieved 28 January 2020 </ref>

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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*{{wikivoyage-inline|Lisse}}
*[http://www.lisse.nl/ Official website] {{in lang|nl}}
*[http://www.keukenhof.com/ Keukenhof]

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Lisse
|North     = [[Hillegom]]
|East      = [[Haarlemmermeer]]&nbsp;([[North Holland|NH]])
|South     = [[Teylingen]]
|West      = [[Noordwijk]]
}}
{{South Holland Province}}

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[[Category:Lisse| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of South Holland]]
[[Category:Populated places in South Holland]]