Rijnsaterwoude is a village in the Dutch 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. ...

. It is located about 6 km north of the town of

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 the river Oude Rijn (Utrecht and South Holland), Oude Rijn (Old Rhine ...

, in the municipality of

Kaag en Braassem Kaag en Braassem () is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It was formed on 1 January 2009, through the merger of Alkemade and Jacobswoude. Kaag en Braassem consists of 10 towns: In addition, there are 5 ...

History

The village was first mentioned in the first half of the 11th century as Rinsaterwalt, and means "forest of people who live along the (Oude) Rijn". Rijnsaterwoude developed as a

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excavation settlement in the Middle Ages along the . The Dutch Reformed church Woudse Dom is a single aisled church with a built-in tower. The choir was built around 1500. The nave and tower were rebuilt are being damaged by a storm in 1552. The church was restored between 1956 and 1958. The ''polder'' mill De Geestmolen was built in 1707. In 1960, the

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broke and an electro motor was installed. In 1963, it was sold and restored in 1964. The wind mill is occasionally in service. Rijnsaterwoude was home to 561 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became part of Jacobswoude.Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. In 2009, it became part of the municipality of

Gallery

File:33005 Herenweg 12a Rijnsaterswoude Hoeve Sint Jan overzicht.jpg, Farm in Rijnsaterwoude File:Rijnsaterwoude - De Geestmolen.jpg, Windmill De Geestmolen

References

{{Authority control Populated places in South Holland Former municipalities of South Holland Kaag en Braassem