Place:Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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NameAlphen aan den Rijn
Alt namesAlphen a/d Rijn
TypeGemeente
Coordinates52.133°N 4.667°E
Located inZuid-Holland, Netherlands
Contained Places
Cemetery
Oosterbegraafplaats
Oude Algemene Begraafplaats ( 1829 - 1986 )
Stiltecentrum
Unknown
Hoorn
Voormalige gemeente
Aarlanderveen ( 1918 - )
Zwammerdam ( 1964 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


Alphen aan den Rijn is a town and municipality (gemeente) in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland (Zuid-Holland), between Leiden and Utrecht. The town is situated on the banks of the river Oude Rijn (Old Rhine), where the river Gouwe branches off.

The municipality (gemeente) of Alphen aan den Rijn also includes the communities (former gemeente) of Aarlanderveen and Zwammerdam.

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