Rijpwetering
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Rijpwetering is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alkemade, and lies about 8 km east of Leiden.
In 2001, the town of Rijpwetering had 913 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.12 km², and contained 340 residences.[1] The larger statistical area of Rijpwetering has a population of around 1440.[2]
[edit] Born in Rijpwetering
- Joop Zoetemelk, Dutch cyclist and winner of the Tour de France
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Alkemade [2].
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