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Alphen aan den Rijn (; or "Alphen on the Rhine") is a
city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
and
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in the western
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, in the province of
South Holland South Holland ( ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.8 million as of January 2023 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely populated areas. ...
. The city is situated on the banks of the river Oude Rijn (Old Rhine), where the river
Gouwe Gouwe is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about 11 km northwest of Hoorn Hoorn () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the N ...
branches off. The municipality had a population of in , and covers an area of of which is water. The municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn also includes the communities of
Aarlanderveen Aarlanderveen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, and lies about 4 km east of Alphen aan den Rijn. Aarlanderveen was a peat excavation settlement which developed in ...
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Benthuizen Benthuizen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn and lies about 1 km east of Zoetermeer. History Benthuizen was described between 1280 and 1287. Benthuizen developed as ...
,
Boskoop Boskoop () is a town in the province of South Holland. It was a separate municipality until it merged into Alphen aan den Rijn in 2014. The town had a population of 15,050 in 2012 and covers an area of of which is water. It's the world's bigges ...
,
Hazerswoude-Dorp Hazerswoude-Dorp is a village in the west of the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, about 7 km southwest of the town of Alphen aan den Rijn. Hazerswoude-Dorp is a peat excavation settlement ...
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Hazerswoude-Rijndijk Hazerswoude-Rijndijk is a Dutch village located in the province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, and lies about 5 km west of the village center. Hazerswoude-Rijndijk is a peat Peat is an accum ...
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Koudekerk aan den Rijn Koudekerk aan den Rijn (English: ''Cold Church upon Rhine'') is a village located in the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands. It is located about 4 km west of the urban centre, in the province of South Holland. History Koudeker ...
en
Zwammerdam Zwammerdam is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland along Oude Rijn river. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, and lies about 6 km southeast of Alphen aan de Rijn. The name derives from a dam built in the Rh ...
. The city is located in what is called the ' Green Heart' of the Netherlands, which is a somewhat less densely populated centre area of the
Randstad The Randstad (; "Rim City" or "Edge City") is a roughly crescent- or Circular arc, arc-shaped conurbation in the Netherlands, that includes almost half the country's population. With a central-western location, it connects and comprises the Net ...
. The name "Alphen" is probably derived from the name of the
Roman fort ''Castra'' () is a Latin term used during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire for a military 'camp', and ''castrum'' () for a 'fort'. Either could refer to a building or plot of land, used as a fortified military base.. Included is a discuss ...
'' Albaniana'', meaning "settlement at the white water". Its remains still lie underneath the city centre.


History

The area around Alphen aan den Rijn has been inhabited for 2000 years. In the Roman era, the Oude Rijn was the main branch of the
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River and formed the north border of the
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. Since the rule of Emperor
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(41–54 AD), divisions of the Roman army were stationed here. Consequently, several Roman fortifications were located along the Oude Rijn, including castellum ''Albanianae'' in the centre of Alphen. The Romans had also built the first bridge over the Oude Rijn. Alphen was therefore an important commercial site in the area until Germanic raids ended that in 240 AD. After recurring problems with flooding, especially in Utrecht and Leiden, the Oude Rijn was dammed at
Wijk bij Duurstede Wijk bij Duurstede () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. Population centres *Cothen *Langbroek *Wijk bij Duurstede Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Wijk bij Du ...
in 1122, thereby making the
Lek River The Lek () is a river in the western Netherlands of some in length. It is the continuation of the Nederrijn after the Kromme Rijn branches off at the town of Wijk bij Duurstede. The main westbound waterway is hereafter called the Lek River. The ...
the main branch of the Rhine. The Oude Rijn has not flooded since. During the Middle Ages, Alphen was a
fiefdom A fief (; ) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a form of feudal alle ...
called Alphen en Rietveld. In the 17th century, Alphen became prominent again as a hub for commerce. The Oude Rijn was used for boat traffic; there are still portions along the river where the
towpath A towpath is a road or trail on the bank of a river, canal, or other inland waterway. The purpose of a towpath is to allow a land vehicle, Working animal, beasts of burden, or a team of human pullers to tow a boat, often a barge. This mod ...
is present. The current municipality was formed in 1918 through the amalgamation of the smaller municipalities of Alphen,
Aarlanderveen Aarlanderveen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, and lies about 4 km east of Alphen aan den Rijn. Aarlanderveen was a peat excavation settlement which developed in ...
, and
Oudshoorn Oudshoorn is a former village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It was located on the Oude Rijn, opposite the village of Alphen, with which it merged to form the city of Alphen aan den Rijn Alphen aan den Rijn (; or "Alphen on the R ...
. In 1964, the municipality of Zwammerdam was added as well. In 2014 the municipalities of
Boskoop Boskoop () is a town in the province of South Holland. It was a separate municipality until it merged into Alphen aan den Rijn in 2014. The town had a population of 15,050 in 2012 and covers an area of of which is water. It's the world's bigges ...
and
Rijnwoude Rijnwoude () was a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covered an area of of which was water. Rijnwoude was formed in 1991 as Rijneveld through the merger of the former municipalities of ...
were amalgamated as well, doubling the land area and increasing the population to over 100,000. During the Second World War, the majority of Jews from Alphen were deported and subsequently murdered; only a few survived. After the war, the Jewish congregation was disbanded and merged with the one in Leiden. A Jewish cemetery on the Aarkade was founded in 1802, but it was abandoned and razed in the 1960s, with the remains re-interred in
Katwijk Katwijk () is a coastal municipality and town in the province of South Holland, which is situated in the mid-western part of the Netherlands. The Oude Rijn (Utrecht and South Holland), Oude Rijn ("Old Rhine") river flows through the town and i ...
; in 2012, after fifteen years of community activism by local historian Anke Bakker and CDA council member
Alice Besseling Alida Cornelia Maria "Alice" Besseling (23 October 1944 – 22 January 2014) was a city council member for the Christian Democratic Appeal, CDA in the Dutch city of Alphen aan den Rijn, and a local and social activist who was instrumental in the ...
, a monument was installed and the area turned into a city park. Since the 1950s, the city began to grow rapidly. A large new neighbourhood was built on the north side and Alphen became mostly a
commuter Commuting is periodically recurring travel between a place of residence and place of work or study, where the traveler, referred to as a commuter, leaves the boundary of their home community. By extension, it can sometimes be any regular o ...
city. Other urban developments however did create local employment. Since the 1990s, a similar new development was built at the city's south side. In recent years, a large part of the city centre has undergone a full urban renewal. Many buildings from the 1950s and earlier have been demolished to make place for modern architecture. This "masterplan" included the addition of a new public square next to the riverbank, the construction of a performing arts theatre/
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, an upgrade of local shops and the creation of
pedestrian street Pedestrian zones (also known as auto-free zones and car-free zones, as pedestrian precincts in British English, and as pedestrian malls in the United States and Australia) are areas of a city or town restricted to use by people on foot or ...
s. As of 2006, all of these projects on the left riverbank ''Hoge Zijde'' have been finished and a new similar masterplan for the right riverbank ''Lage Zijde'' has been developed and is being executed now. On 9 April 2011, a gunman opened fire at a shopping centre in Alphen aan den Rijn, killing six people and subsequently taking his own life. On 3 August 2015, a newly built bridge flap of the under-renovation Juliana Bridge on the Oude Rijn collapsed. It was being hoisted by two cranes, different in size, floating on a pontoon that was not stabilized. It became unbalanced shortly after the lifting started, fell and collapsed onto buildings. There were no injuries and fatalities, many inhabitants having already cleared the area. In total 51 properties were damaged.


Demographics

* Native
Dutch people The Dutch, or Netherlanders (Dutch language, Dutch: ) are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common ancestry and culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities wor ...
: 78,8% * Other European people and second-generation descendants: 9,5% *
Turkish people Turks (), or Turkish people, are the largest Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group, comprising the majority of the population of Turkey and Northern Cyprus. They generally speak the various Turkish dialects. In addition, centuries-old Turkish co ...
: 1.3% *
Moroccan people Moroccans () are the citizens and nationals of the Kingdom of Morocco. The country's population is predominantly composed of Arabs and Berbers (Amazigh). The term also applies more broadly to any people who share a common Moroccan culture ...
: 2.7% *
Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...
se people: 1.8% * People from the
Netherlands Antilles The Netherlands Antilles (, ; ), also known as the Dutch Antilles, was a constituent Caribbean country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands consisting of the islands of Saba (island), Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten in the Lesser Antilles, ...
and
Aruba Aruba, officially the Country of Aruba, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the southern Caribbean Sea north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguaná Peninsula, Paraguaná and northwest of Curaçao. In 19 ...
: 0.9% * Other non-natives: 5%


Tourism

Alphen aan den Rijn has the following attractions: * Avifauna Bird Park – the world's first dedicated bird park, opened in 1950. * Archeon – an archeological park about Dutch History, with ruins and reenactments, including 43
replica A replica is an exact (usually 1:1 in scale) copy or remake of an object, made out of the same raw materials, whether a molecule, a work of art, or a commercial product. The term is also used for copies that closely resemble the original, without ...
buildings from prehistoric, Roman, and Medieval eras. It opened in 1994. *Zegersloot Recreation Park – park with an artificial lake, popular for hiking, cycling, windsurfing, wakeboarding and water skiing.


Events

* 20 van Alphen – International 20 kilometres run. Held every year (since 1952) on the second Sunday of March. The 2006 event was marked by a world record when
Haile Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie (; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian former Long-distance running, long-distance track running, track, road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Athletics Championships, World Cha ...
posted a time of 1 hour 11 minutes 37 seconds for 25 km. This was his 22nd world record breaking performance. * Year market – third Wednesday in September. Regional products. * Lakeside Festival – end of August. Music festival near ''Zegersloot''. * Old timer day – second Saturday of September. Old cars, tractors, steam engines. * LAURA – four-day bicycle event Leiden, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam and Alphen aan den Rijn which is the start and finish place, is held the first week of July. * Tean International – Challenger level
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tennis tournament, played at the Alphense Tennis Club, from 30 August to 8 September 2008. * Midwinter Fair and Midzomer Fair –
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festivals at the Archeon. * Vakantiespel – One of the largest events for children between 6 and 12-year-old in the Netherlands. Held every year in August.


Public transport

The town is served by
Alphen aan den Rijn railway station Alphen a/d Rijn railway station is a railway station in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands. History The railway station was opened in 1878, as part of a railway connection between Leiden and Woerden. A connection between Alphen aan den Rijn and Ui ...
. It is just south east of the town centre. The bus station is located near the railway station. Trains which head towards Alphen aan den Rijn railway station are notorious for not always opening their doors to passengers.


Economy

The information and publishing company
Wolters Kluwer Wolters Kluwer N.V. is a Dutch information services company. The company serves legal, business, tax, accounting, finance, audit, risk, compliance, and healthcare markets. Wolters Kluwer in its current form was founded in 1987 with a merger bet ...
is based in Alphen aan den Rijn.


Notable people

*
Quirijn van Brekelenkam Quirijn or Quiringh Gerritsz van Brekelenkam (1622/29, Zwammerdam – 1669/79, Leiden)entry
in the
(1622/29 in Zwammerdam – 1669/79), a
Dutch Baroque Dutch Baroque architecture is a variety of Baroque architecture that flourished in the Dutch Republic and its colonies during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century. (Dutch painting during the period is covered by Dutch Golden Age painting). ...
genre painter * George Pieter Willem Boers (1811 in Hazerswoude – 1884), an East Indies Army colonel and Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast *
J.C. Bloem Jakobus Cornelis (Jacques) Bloem (10 May 1887, Oudshoorn – 10 August 1966, Kalenberg) was a Dutch poet and essayist. Between 1921 and 1958 he published fourteen volumes of poetry. In 1949 he won the Constantijn Huygensprijs, one of the country ...
(1887 Oudshoorn – 1966), a Dutch poet and essayist *
Maartje Offers Maartje Offers (27 February 1891, Koudekerk (aan den Rijn) – 28 January 1944, Tholen) was a Dutch contralto classical singer. Recordings * ''Het Puik van zoete kelen'' (''The Cream of Glorious Voices'') Philips Dutch Masters 464 385-2 Songs ...
(1891 in Koudekerk – 1944), a Dutch classical contralto singer * Lykele Faber (1919 in Koudekerk - 2009), a
Dutch resistance The Dutch resistance () to the History of the Netherlands (1939–1945), German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II can be mainly characterized as non-violent. The primary organizers were the Communist Party of the Netherlands, C ...
commando and radio operator *
Roel van den Broek Roelof "Roel" van den Broek (born 20 December 1931) is a Dutch religious scholar. He was a professor of Religious History of the Hellenistic period at Utrecht University between 1979 and 1991. He subsequently was a professor of history of Christ ...
(born 1931), a Dutch religious scholar and academic *
Matthijs van Heijningen Matthijs van Heijningen (born 17 April 1944 in Alphen aan den Rijn Alphen aan den Rijn (; or "Alphen on the Rhine") is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The city is situated on the banks of ...
(born 1944), a Dutch film producer *
Bas Eenhoorn Herman Bastiaan "Bas" Eenhoorn (born 14 September 1946) is a Dutch politician and management consultant. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he was party chair from 1999 until 2003. Eenhoorn served as Mayor of Schier ...
(born 1946), a politician and management consultant, Mayor of Alpen 2010–2012 *
Harald Prins Harald E. L. Prins (born 1951) is a Dutch anthropologist, ethnohistorian, filmmaker, and human rights activist specialized in North and South America's indigenous peoples and cultures. Biography Harald Prins was born in the Netherlands and is a ...
(born 1951), a Dutch
anthropologist An anthropologist is a scientist engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropologists study aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms, values ...
,
ethnohistorian Ethnohistory is the study of cultures and indigenous peoples customs by examining historical records as well as other sources of information on their lives and history. It is also the study of the history of various ethnic groups that may or may ...
and filmmaker * Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg (born 1965), a scientist and academic focused on pedagogy and family relations * Liesbeth Spies (born 1966), a Dutch politician, Mayor of Alphen aan den Rijn since 2014 *
Arvin Slagter Arvin Slagter (born 19 September 1985) is a Dutch basketball player who plays for the Netherlands men's national 3x3 team. Slagter became an Olympic champion in Paris 2024 with the Netherlands. Slagter also played for several other Dutch 5vs5 ...
(born 1985), a Dutch basketball player, winner of Olympic Gold in
3x3 basketball 3x3 basketball (stylized as ''ƐX3'', pronounced ''three-ex-three'') is a Variations of basketball, variation of basketball played three-a-side, with one Backboard (basketball), backboard and in a basketball court, half-court setup. This basketba ...
at the
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in
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* Abid Tounssi (born 1981), stage name ''
Salah Edin Abid Tounssi, known by his stage name Salah Edin (born 23 June 1980), is a Dutch Moroccan ex-rapper and actor. Biography Salah Edin gained recognition as a rapper (first in Arabic, then also in Dutch) in the 1990s and broke through to a larger au ...
'', a Dutch Moroccan rapper and actor IMDb Database
retrieved 15 February 2020


Sport

* Wim Schouten (1878–1941), a sailor, competed at the
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*
Petrus Wernink Petrus "Piet" Adrianus Wernink (1 April 1895 in Oudshoorn – 29 November 1971, Wassenaar) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Ostend, Belgium Belgium, officially the King ...
(1895 in Oudshoorn – 1971), a sailor, competed at the
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*
Tom Okker Thomas Samuel Okker (born 22 February 1944), nicknamed "the Flying Dutchman", is a Dutch former tennis player who was active from the mid-1960s until 1980. He won the 1973 French Open Doubles, the 1976 US Open Doubles, and two gold medals at the ...
(born 1944 in Hazerswoude), a Dutch former tennis player, world No. 3 in 1974 *
Dido Havenaar Dido Havenaar (born 26 September 1957) is a Dutch football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper, primarily in Japan. His sons Mike and Nikki are also footballers. Playing career Havenaar was born in Hazerswoude-Dorp o ...
(born 1957 in Hazerswoude), a former Japanese football player with 302 club caps *
Bettine Vriesekoop Hubertina Petronella Maria "Bettine" Vriesekoop (born 13 August 1961) is a former table tennis player from the Netherlands. She was European champion in 1982 and 1992 individually and in 1982 in mixed doubles. She competed at the 1988, 1992 and 1 ...
(born 1961 in Hazerswoude), a former table tennis player * Ron van Teylingen (born 1967 in Boskoop) is a sailor, competed at the
1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...
and
1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
* Hans Nieuwenburg (born 1968 in Koudekerk), a former water polo defender, competed in two Summer Olympics *
Wouter van Pelt Wouter van Pelt (born 23 April 1968 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 236 international matches for the Netherlands, in which he scored 21 goals. The defender made his debut for the Dutch on 27 March 1989 ...
(born 1968), a former Dutch field hockey player, with 236 international caps * Peter van Niekerk (born 1971 in Hazerswoude), a sailor, competed at the
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and
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*
Arjan van Heusden Arjan van Heusden (born 11 December 1972) is a Dutch former professional football goalkeeper who played much of his career in the English Football League. Career Van Heusden began his career in his native Netherlands with VV Noordwijk, moving t ...
(born 1972), a Dutch former football goalkeeper with 206 club caps *
Mark van der Zijden Mark Richard van der Zijden (born 22 October 1973) is a Dutch freestyle and medley swimmer, who swam in the qualifying heats of the bronze winning 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Four years e ...
(born 1973 in Boskoop), a former freestyle swimmer, team bronze medallist at the
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*
Evert-Jan 't Hoen Evert-Jan Axel Charles 't Hoen (born 8 November 1975 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a Dutch baseball coach and former player who is the current manager of the Netherlands national baseball team. Playing career Minor League Baseball 't Hoen played ...
(born 1975), a Dutch baseball player, competed in three Summer Olympics *
Wilbert Pennings Wilbert Bernard Roger Pennings (born 23 February 1975 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a Dutch high jumper. He is a thirteen-time Dutch champion and holds the national indoor and outdoor records. Pennings became Dutch high jump champion for the first t ...
(born 1975), a Dutch high jumper, competed in the
2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...
*
Jeannette Pennings Jeannette Pennings (born 7 October 1977 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a Dutch bobsledder and track and field athlete. The high jumper Wilbert Pennings is her brother. She started with international bobsleigh competitions in 1999. She is the runner ...
(born 1977), a Dutch bobsledder and track and field athlete *
Martin Verkerk Martin Willem Verkerk (; born 31 October 1978) is a retired professional Dutch tennis player. He reached the final of the French Open in 2003 and achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 14 in September 2003. During his career, he won two A ...
(born 1978 in Leiderdorp), a retired professional Dutch tennis player *
John Heitinga John Gijsbert Alan "Johnny" Heitinga (born 15 November 1983) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is currently the assistant manager at Premier League club Liverpool. He will become the manager of Eredivisie club Ajax on 1 July 2025. ...
(born 1983), a Dutch football coach and former player with 324 club caps * Noël van Klaveren (born 1995), a Dutch artistic gymnast *
Jelle Sels Jelle Sels (born 10 August 1995) is a Dutch tennis player. Sels competes mainly in the Challenger tour circuit. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 127 achieved on 28 November 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of ...
(born 1995), a Dutch tennis player * Thijs Timmermans (born 1998), a Dutch football player * Kerstin Casparij (born 2000), a Dutch football player


Gallery

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References


External links


Official website
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