Koudekerk aan den Rijn is a village in the Dutch

Netherlands

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 province of South Holland

South Holland

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. It is a part of the municipality of Rijnwoude

Rijnwoude

Rijnwoude is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 57.85 km² of which 1.17 km² is water....

, and lies about 4 km west of Alphen aan den Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, between Leiden and Utrecht. The town is situated on the banks of the river Oude Rijn , where the river Gouwe branches off. The municipality had a population of 72,674 in 2010, and covers an...

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The village Koudekerk aan den Rijn has a population of around 3730.
The statistical area "Koudekerk aan den Rijn", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4280.

Koudekerk aan den Rijn was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became part of Rijnwoude. Until 1938, the municipality was known as Koudekerk.

Armin van Buuren, one of the most famous and well-known trance

Trance music

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musicians, hails from Koudekerk aan den Rijn.