Rijnwoude is a municipality in the western Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, in the province of South Holland

South Holland

South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...

. The municipality covers an area of 57.85 km² (22.34 mile²) of which 1.17 km² (0.45 mile²) is water.

Rijnwoude was formed in 1991 as Rijneveld through the merger of the former municipalities of Benthuizen, Hazerswoude

Hazerswoude

Hazerswoude is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It contained the towns of Hazerswoude-Dorp and Hazerswoude-Rijndijk, and the villages Groenendijk and Bent....

, and Koudekerk aan den Rijn. In 1993 the municipality was renamed to its current name Rijnwoude.

The municipality of Rijnwoude consists of the communities Benthorn

Benthorn

Benthorn is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Rijnwoude, about 2 km east of the centre of Benthuizen....

, Benthuizen

Benthuizen

Benthuizen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Rijnwoude, and lies about 4 km east of Zoetermeer.In 2001, the town of Benthuizen had 3215 inhabitants...

, Hazerswoude-Dorp

Hazerswoude-Dorp

Hazerswoude-Dorp is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Rijnwoude, and lies about 7 km southwest of Alphen aan de Rijn.In 2001, the town of Hazerswoude-Dorp had 4292 inhabitants...

, Groenendijk, Hazerswoude-Rijndijk

Hazerswoude-Rijndijk

Hazerswoude-Rijndijk is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Rijnwoude, and lies about 5 km west of Alphen aan de Rijn....

 (location of town hall), Hogeveen

Hogeveen

Hogeveen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Rijnwoude, about 2 km south of Hazerswoude-Dorp....

, and Koudekerk aan den Rijn

Koudekerk aan den Rijn

Koudekerk aan den Rijn is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Rijnwoude, and lies about 4 km west of Alphen aan den Rijn....

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External links

• http://www.plattegronden.nl/rijnwoude/