The village (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Koudekerk aan den Rijn in the municipality of Rijnwoude.
Koudekerk aan den Rijn (52°8′N 4°36′E) 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 de Rijn. South Holland (Dutch Zuid-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country on the North Sea coast. ... Rijnwoude (population: 18,986 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Alphen aan den Rijn (population: 70,927 in 2006) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ...
The village Koudekerk aan den Rijn has a population of around 3730.[1] The statistical area "Koudekerk aan den Rijn", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4280.[1]
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^ ab Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.
The Oude Rijn (Old Rhine) is a branch of the Rhine delta in the Dutch provinces of Utrecht and South Holland.
The city of Utrecht was founded at a ford near the fork of river Kromme Rijn into the Vecht to the north, and the Oude Rijn to the west.
It flows past the towns of De Meern, Harmelen, Woerden, Nieuwerbrug, Bodegraven, Zwammerdam, Alphen aandenRijn, KoudekerkaandenRijn, Leiderdorp and Leiden towards Katwijk.