Koudekerk aan den Rijn (English: ''Cold Church upon Rhine'') is a village located in the
municipality
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of
Alphen aan den Rijn,
Netherlands
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. It is located about 4 km west of the urban centre, in the
province
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of
South Holland.
History
Koudekerk aan den Rijn is a dike village which developed in the Early Middle Ages along the Luttike Rijn and the
Oude Rijn.
The Dutch Reformed church is a three aisled basilica-like church. The tower was built around 1400, but probably contains 13th century elements. The 15th century was dedicated to
Aleid van Poelgeest who was killed in 1392. The church and tower were extensively restored between 1935 and 1936.
Groot-Poelgeest Castle was first mentioned in 1326, but probably dated from around 1250. The castle started to deteriorate after 1705 and it turned into a ruin. The tower, the castle island and a carriage house remain.
Koudekerk aan den Rijn was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became part of
Rijnwoude. Until 1938, the municipality was known as Koudekerk.
[Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. ] Since 2014 Koudekerk is part of the city
Alphen aan den Rijn
Notable people
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Armin van Buuren, DJ, born in
Leiden
Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration wi ...
and grew up in Koudekerk aan den Rijn.
Gallery
File:Alphen aan den Rijn-Koudekerk aan den Rijn, de Nederlands Hervormde kerk RM23797 IMG 0661 2022-03-27 15.24.jpg, Dutch Reformed church
Image:Rijnwoude 019.jpg, Reformed church, 19th century
File:Woonhuizen ten westen van Koudekerk - Koudekerk aan den Rijn - 20363114 - RCE.jpg, Houses on the river
File:Koudekerk aan den Rijn - Dorpsstraat 70a.JPG, Carriage house Groot-Poelgeest
File:Koudekerk aan den Rijn - Hondsdijk 69.JPG, Farm in Koudekerk aan den Rijn
References
Populated places in South Holland
Former municipalities of South Holland
Alphen aan den Rijn
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