Ridderkerk () is a town and municipality in the western
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
, in the province of
South Holland
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. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area of of which is covered by water.
The municipality of Ridderkerk also includes the following towns, villages and townships:
Bolnes,
Oostendam,
Rijsoord and
Slikkerveer.
Ridderkerk has a museum called De Oudheidkamer, covering the history of the town. The centre of Ridderkerk has a central square for events and there is a theater.
Public transport
;Waterbus:
* At the
Waterbus stop "de Schans" you can board the number 20 Waterbus to
Dordrecht
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,
Papendrecht,
Hendrik Ido Ambacht,
Alblasserdam,
Krimpen aan den IJssel or
Rotterdam
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.
* At the
Waterbus stop "de Schans" you can also take line 6 to:
Krimpen aan de Lek and
Kinderdijk.
;Buses:
* The bus services are mostly operated by
RET and they go to
Rotterdam
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,
Barendrecht and
Dordrecht
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. There are two Arriva bus services to
Zwijndrecht and
Hendrik Ido Ambacht.
Notable people
*
Leen van der Waal (1928–2020), politician, former
Member of the European Parliament
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When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...
*
Jan van der Graaf (1937–2022), church administrator
*
Rien Kaashoek (born 1937), mathematician and academic
*
Luuk Kroon (1942–2012), naval officer,
Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy 1995-1998
*
Bas Belder (born 1946), politician, former
Member of the European Parliament
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When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...
*
Lee Towers (born 1946), singer
*
Gert Oostindie (born 1955), historian and professor
*
Martin van Beek (1960–2018), politician, former senator
*
Robbert Dijkgraaf FRSE
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(born 1960), mathematical physicist and politician,
string theorist and minister
*
Jos Wienen (born 1960), politician, former alderman of Ridderkerk, mayor of
Haarlem
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*
Johan Schot CBE (born 1961), historian working on science and technology policy
*
Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (born 1963), politician, former minister
*
Flora Lagerwerf-Vergunst (born 1964), judge and politician, former senator
*
Bart Jan Spruyt (born 1964), historian, journalist and conservative writer
*
Liesbeth Zegveld (born 1970), lawyer, legal expert and professor
*
André Flach (born 1976), Dutch politician
Sport
*
Gerrit Lagendijk (1941–2010), professional football player and agent
*
Wietske de Ruiter (born 1970), female former field hockey striker, team bronze medallist at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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*
Maurice Lim (born 1984), figure skating champion
*
Jordy Buijs (born 1988), footballer, over 250 club caps
*
Kevin Strootman (born 1990), footballer, nearly 300 club caps
*
Bart Deurloo (born 1991), male artistic gymnast
*
Tim Eekman (born 1991), professional footballer, almost 200 club caps
*
Mick van Buren (born 1992), footballer, 150 club caps
Gallery
File:Detail kaart Ridderkerk 1584.jpg, Ridderkerk in 1584
File:Ridderkerk kerksingel.jpg, Ridderkerk Kerksingel
File:Ridderkerk, Singelkerk Sint Joris RM32494 foto8 2015-08-01 14.35.jpg, Ridderkerk, church: Singelkerk Sint Joris
File:Ridderkerk kunstwerk motorrijder.jpg, Ridderkerk kunstwerk motorrijder
File:Ridderkerk kunstwerk ontmoetingspoort.jpg, Ridderkerk kunstwerk ontmoetingspoort
References
External links
Official website
Municipalities of South Holland
Populated places in South Holland
IJsselmonde (island)
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