Biesland was a municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It was located to the east of the city of Delft.
In the Middle Ages, Biesland was a manor of 3.9 km2, owned first by the lords of Alkemade, and then by the city of Delft.[1] When the local government was reorganized by the French occupation in 1812, Biesland was added to Pijnacker, but it became a separate municipality again in 1817. In 1833, it merged into Vrijenban.[2]
References edit
- ^ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 2 (B), 1840.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
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