Rijpwetering

Rijpwetering

The village centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Rijpwetering in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem.
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zuid-Holland
Municipality	Kaag en Braassem
Population	ca. 1,600

Coordinates: 52°12′N 4°35′E / 52.200°N 4.583°E / 52.200; 4.583

Rijpwetering is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem, and lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Leiden.

In 2001 the village of Rijpwetering had 913 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.12 km² and contained 340 residences.^[1] The larger statistical area of Rijpwetering has a population of around 1440.^[2]

Famous people from Rijpwetering

Joop Zoetemelk, Dutch cyclist and winner of the Tour de France 1980, was born in The Hague but grew up in Rijpwetering.

References

↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Alkemade .

Rijpwetering in images

Rijpwetering, centre

Boats in Rijpwetering

The Adermolen ('Ader mill')

The Moppemolen ('Moppe mill')

Houses on the 'Pastoor van der Plaatstraat'

The 12-sided Lijkermolen ('Lijker mill')

Centre with church

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