Alphen aan den Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn ( listen? / I ) ( German Alphen on the Rhine ) is a town and municipality of the Dutch province of South Holland and counted on 1 January 2013 as declared by the CBS 72,900 inhabitants. After the merger with Boskoop and Rijnwoude 1 January 2014, the new church has around 106,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Alphen is located on the Old Rhine, more precisely at the mouth of the small river Aar in the Oude Rijn, the flows coming from Utrecht to Leiden. Alphen is bounded on the east by the Gouwe and Aarkanal. The city lies between Leiden, Gouda and Bodegraven.

The total area of the municipality is 57.68 km ². The height is -1 m NAP.

History

The area around Alphen was already inhabited 2000 years ago. In Roman times the Oude Rijn was the main arm of the Rhine. Due to the deposits of the river originated higher up the shore areas. In Alphen this is still on the naming of neighborhoods " Hoge zijde ," and " zijde " ( " High " or "deep side " ) in the left or right bank recognizable. In today's center of the city the Romans built the castellum Albanianae ( "settlement at the white water"), of which probably the name Alphen derived. The Romans built the first bridge over the Oude Rijn. Today there are five bridges over the Oude Rijn, two of which are released only for pedestrians. Since the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius ( 41-54 AD ) were stationed to defend the northern frontier on the Rhine Roman soldiers in Albanianae. In the nearby village Zwammerdam remains of a Roman castellum were found. Due to the resulting trade, Alphen became an important trading center in the region. Germanic raids ended, however, this year 204

After many general problems and flooding, especially in Utrecht and Leiden Oude Rijn was abgedeicht 1122 at Wijk bij Duurstede. The Lek said arm was thus the main branch of the Rhine water. At the Oude Rijn, there has been no more flooding since then. In the 17th century, Alphen further developed as a hub of trade over land and water. The church today Alphen was created in 1918 by merging the municipalities of Alphen, Aarlanderveen and Oudshoorn. 1964 the village was incorporated Zwammerdam.

In October 2001, Alphen was chosen as the greenest city in the Netherlands. In September 2002, Alphen this title was awarded Europe. On April 9, 2011, the shooting rampage in Alphen, which killed eight people and a further 17 were injured occurred.

The municipalities of Alphen aan den Rijn, Boskoop and Rijnwoude merged on January 1, 2014. The new church has around 106,000 inhabitants and takes over the existing name Alphen aan den Rijn.

Policy

Seats in the municipal council ( 35 seats):

  • 8 VVD
  • 7 CDA
  • 4 PvdA
  • 3 Groen Links
  • 3 SP
  • 2 Beter Alphen
  • 2 Leefbar Alphen / Alphense Stadspartij
  • 2 D66
  • 2 ChristianUnion (CU )
  • 1 De Vrije Lijst
  • 1 Lijst Donna Vrij

Attractions

  • Oudshoornse kerk, a church on the banks of the Oude Rijn, founded in 1665 by Cornelis de Vlaming van Oudshoorn
  • Remonstrantse kerk, former synagogue.
  • Korenmolen de Eendracht, this eleven -meter-wide mill was originally built in 1752 at the north end of the channel Gouw in Zaandam. In 1898 it was moved to Alphen a / d Rijn there to replace another mill. By 1955, the mill was operated commercially since she is now and again to the public.
  • The former town hall ( Voormalig Raadhuis ) was built from 1937 to 1939.
  • Opened in January 2003, New Town Hall ( Stadhuis Nieuwe ) is designed according to the trend of the time with a lot of openness and glass.
  • Bird Park " avifauna "
  • Main attraction for tourists is the archaeological theme park Archeon in which actors visitors including through simulated building the Roman period and the Middle Ages lead.

Economy

Alphen has many, especially medium and small industries. Almost all sectors are represented in the town. Also all types of commercial establishments, there is one of the many commercial sites. Tourism also (see above: Sightseeing) and livestock (dairy, cheese) are significant.

Twinning

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Eric Bergshoeff ( b. 1955 ), Physicist
  • Joop Lankhaar (born 1966 ), football player
  • Salah Edin ( born 1980 ), rapper
  • John Heitinga ( b. 1983 ), football player
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