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Village in South Holland, The Netherlands
Town sign
Berkel en Rodenrijs
(
Dutch pronunciation:
[?b?rk?l
?n
?roːd?(n)r?is]
ⓘ
) is a town and former municipality in the
municipality
of
Lansingerland
, in the province of
South Holland
, The Netherlands. The town is very close to
Rotterdam
.
History
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Berkel en Rodenrijs was founded in the twelfth century. Its character changed across the centuries. Prior to its development, the land consisted of
peat soil
, which was cultivated for the production of turf.
This cultivation resulted in the appearance of moors. During the 18th century the moors were drained and agricultural use of
polder
land commenced. The years that followed resulted in significant changes to the town due to residential and commercial building developments. (source: Gemeente Lansingerland)
In 1850 the town had a population count of 1,250, which by 1950 had expanded to 5,700.
The municipality of
Tempel
was abolished in 1855 and added to Berkel en Rodenrijs.
On 1 January 2007, the town was merged with neighbouring towns
Bergschenhoek
and
Bleiswijk
to form the new municipality of
Lansingerland
.
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In January 2008, the former municipality had a population of 22,626 (source: official municipality guide), and covered an area of 18.91 km
2
(7.30 sq mi) of which 0.29 km
2
(0.11 sq mi) is water.
In 2016 plans were announced for Berkel Centrum West and construction started in April 2021. The plans included houses, supermarkets, retail establishments, restaurants and cultural establishments.
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Public transport
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- RandstadRail
Line E
- RET
has provided bus services since 9 December 2012: bus numbers 170, 173 and 174.
Bus 170 runs along a new dedicated bus route through Lansingerland, known as the ZoRo bus ( Zoetermeer - Rotterdam ). This route goes from Zoetermeer Central Station to Rodenrijs Station.
Notable people
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Born in Berkel en Rodenrijs
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Lived in Berkel en Rodenrijs
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- Annie M.G. Schmidt
(20 May 1911 ? 21 May 1995) Dutch poet and well-known author of children's books lived in Berkel en Rodenrijs for some time during the mid 1960s.
- Wibi Soerjadi
(born 2 March 1970) pianist and composer
- Ria Visser
(born 20 July 1961), all-round speed skater, National Speed Skating Champion (1980, 1983, 1984, 1985,1986), Silver medal 1500m. 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics.
- Kiki Bertens
(born 10 December 1991) WTA professional tennis player, reached number 4 in the world 5/2019.
Gallery
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Aerial view of the town
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Canal along the Noordeindeseweg with church (Onze Lieve Vrouw Geboortekerk) in the background
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Noordeindseweg canal and polder
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Windmill 'de Valk' (1772) located in township Rodenrijs, now used as a residential property
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Metro Station Rodenrijs
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Railway Station Rodenrijs (2005), part of Rotterdam Hofplein - Den Haag HS line, closed in 2006
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