National Tile Flipping Championship

From 21 March to 31 October 2024, the Municipality of Voorschoten participated in the National Tile Flipping Championship. 

Voorschoten competed against the municipalities of Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp, and Kaag en Braassem within the Regio071 group, and emerged victorious this autumn!

The four municipalities removed a total of 21,565 tiles. That is nearly 2,000 m2. The Municipality of Voorschoten removed the most tiles per resident (TPR) of the four municipalities, namely 62.637 TPR. That number is equivalent to 1,443 m2 of greenery. 

National competition tile standings

Nationally, municipalities were divided into three categories: large municipalities, medium-sized municipalities and small municipalities. The Municipality of Voorschoten fell into the category of small municipalities. Our municipality also performed very well in this category: out of the 125 participating municipalities, Voorschoten finished in 18th place. For more information about the national competition, please visit www.nk-tegelwippen.nl/tegelstand.

What is the NK-Tegelwippen

The NK-tegelwippen is an annual, national competition in which municipalities challenge each other to see who can replace the most tiles, asphalt or other paving with greenery. Greenery instead of tiles ensures that various animals such as butterflies and bees can better survive in towns and cities. Making your garden greener also ensures that water can drain away better during heavy rainfall and prevents water nuisance. Furthermore, plants provide more shade and cooling; on hot summer days, this can make a difference of up to 5 degrees.