Rijpwetering

Rijpwetering
The town 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 town 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 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]

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

1. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
2. ↑ 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