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Alphen Aan Den Rijn Railway Station
Alphen a/d Rijn railway station is a railway station in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands. History The railway station was opened in 1878, as part of a railway connection between Leiden and Woerden. A connection between Alphen aan den Rijn and Uithoorn was opened in 1915. The line was extended to Gouda in 1932, but the connection between Alphen aan den Rijn and Uithoorn was closed in 1936. The railway station was renovated for the RijnGouweLijn from Gouda in 2004, involving the construction of an additional platform. In 2007 a major redesign of the railway station and its surrounding area started. The original railway station building (built in 1878) was demolished to make room for a tunnel underneath the railway and a bike storage facility. The new tunnel links the old town centre with the new district "Kerk en Zanen", which used to be separated from the town centre by the railway. The tunnel and bike storage facility opened in mid 2010. Train services The following services c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands
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De Kwakel
The Kwakel is a village in the municipality of Uithoorn, North Holland, the Netherlands, near the border with South Holland. Having 3880 inhabitants in 2006, it's close to Kudelstaart and Aalsmeer Aalsmeer () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its name is derived from the Dutch for eel (''aal'') and lake (''meer''). Aalsmeer is bordered by the Westeinderplassen lake, the largest open water of .... External linksAssociation De Kwakel Populated places in North Holland Uithoorn {{NorthHolland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoogmade
Hoogmade is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 7 km east of Leiden, in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem. History The village was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as "Hoghe made", and means "elevated hay land". Hoogmade is a peat excavation settlement which developed in the Middle Ages. The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with open wooden tower built between 1729 and 1730 as a replacement of the medieval church. The Catholic Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Geboorte church is an aisleless church with built-in tower with needle spire. It was built between 1931 and 1932 to replace the 1875 church which had collapsed. On 4 November 2019, the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Geboorte church was severely damaged by fire. The ''polder'' mill Doesmolen was built around 1636. It was in service until 1953. In 1965, it was restored and functions on a voluntary basis. Hoogmade was home to 311 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 185 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woubrugge
Woubrugge is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 10 km east of the city of Leiden, in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem. History The village was first mentioned in 1493 as Woubregge, and means "bridge over the Woudwetering". The Woutbroeke mentioned in 1252 is a different settlement. Woubrugge started as a peat excavation settlement, but turned into a linear agricultural settlement along the Woudwetering. The Dutch Reformed church is a pseudo cruciform church between 1652 and 1653 and designed by Pieter Post. It has a twelve sided ridge turret with needle spire. Woubrugge was home to 932 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became part of Jacobswoude. In 2009, it became part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem. Notable residents * Hans Vijlbrief, born 17 August 1963, lives in Woubrugge, civil servant, economist, and State Secretary for Finance * Henk Angenent, born 1 November 1967, lives in Woubrugg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ter Aar
Ter Aar () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is located about 6 km northeast of Alphen aan den Rijn. The town had a population of 9,007 on 1 July 2006. The area of Ter Aar is divided into two parts by the small canal De Aar. The western, larger part is named Langeraar (''Long Aar''), the eastern part Korteraar (''Short Aar''). These are also the names of two villages in the area. In 1788, the former village of Langeraar was destroyed by a flood; a village of that name was rebuilt in the northern part of the area. At the former location of Langeraar, the new village of Aardam () was built, near a bridge across the Aar. The Kerkbuurt (''Church Neighbourhood'', ) was located northwest of Aardam around the reformed church, which was built in 1568. The current village of Ter Aar is built around these two former villages. North of Aardam, the hamlet Papenveer grew around a ferry across the Aar. The municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiden
Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration with its suburbs Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp, Voorschoten and Zoeterwoude with 206,647 inhabitants. The Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) further includes Katwijk in the agglomeration which makes the total population of the Leiden urban agglomeration 270,879, and in the larger Leiden urban area also Teylingen, Noordwijk, and Noordwijkerhout are included with in total 348,868 inhabitants. Leiden is located on the Oude Rijn, at a distance of some from The Hague to its south and some from Amsterdam to its north. The recreational area of the Kaag Lakes (Kagerplassen) lies just to the northeast of Leiden. A university city since 1575, Leiden has been one of Europe's most prominent scientific centres for more than four centuries. Leide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoeterwoude Rijndijk
Zoeterwoude () is a municipality in the province of South Holland, Western Netherlands. It covers of which is water. It had a population of in . Located to the southeast of Leiden and north of Zoetermeer, the municipality of Zoeterwoude consists of Gelderswoude, Weipoort, Westeinde, Zoeterwoude-Dorp, Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk and Zuidbuurt. Topography ''Dutch topographic map of Zoeterwoude, Sept. 2014. Click to enlarge.'' History The name Zoeterwoude is first mentioned in a document from 1205, which references a certain "Florentius van Sotrewold". It is uncertain if this is a reference to the village. The first confirmed existence is from 1276 when Dirk van Santhorst received the "Soetrewold" fiefdom from Floris V, Count of Holland. Its municipal boundaries were set circa 1300. At that time it was one of the largest municipalities in the Netherlands, but later much land was annexed by surrounding cities, notably Leiden. In 1450, the first bridge between Leiderdorp and Zoeterwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koudekerk Aan Den Rijn
Koudekerk aan den Rijn (English: ''Cold Church upon Rhine'') is a village located in the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands. It is located about 4 km west of the urban centre, in the province of South Holland. History Koudekerk aan den Rijn is a dike village which developed in the Early Middle Ages along the Luttike Rijn and the Oude Rijn. The Dutch Reformed church is a three aisled basilica-like church. The tower was built around 1400, but probably contains 13th century elements. The 15th century was dedicated to Aleid van Poelgeest who was killed in 1392. The church and tower were extensively restored between 1935 and 1936. Groot-Poelgeest Castle was first mentioned in 1326, but probably dated from around 1250. The castle started to deteriorate after 1705 and it turned into a ruin. The tower, the castle island and a carriage house remain. Koudekerk aan den Rijn was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became part of Rijnwoude. Until 1938, the munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centrum West RandstadRail Station
Centrum-West is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands. History The station opened, as a railway station, on 22 May 1977 as part of the Zoetermeerlijn, operating Zoetermeer Stadslijn services. The train station closed on 3 June 2006 and reopened as a RandstadRail station on 29 October 2006 for the HTM Personenvervoer, HTM tram services (4), and on 20 October 2007 for tram service 3. The station features 3 platforms, these platforms are low, and the same level as the tram doors. The terminating platform is for RR3 services starting at Centrum-West and then stopping at Dorp, Delftsewallen etc. The two through tracks are: Westbound - towards Voorweg and Den Haag, and the Eastbound platform for services to Zoetermeer Javalaan and the Stadslijn. These services call at Stadhuis and Palenstein etc. These two tracks are for RR3 and RR4 services. Passengers from Den Haag can change at this station for Dorp, Delftsewallen and Driemanspolder and Vice Versa, to get there qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoetermeer
Zoetermeer () is a city in the Western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. A small village until the late 1960s, it had 6,392 inhabitants in 1950. By 2013 this had grown to 123,328, making it the third largest population centre in the province of South Holland, after Rotterdam and The Hague. While now a city in its own right, Zoetermeer started out as a suburb of The Hague and is still a part of the Greater The Hague urban area; it is about 12 km east of The Hague, 15 km north of Rotterdam and 12 km south of Leiden. The name Zoetermeer (Dutch for "freshwater lake") refers to the former lake north of the town (reclaimed in 1614). Because the name literally translates as "sweet lake" local residents have dubbed Zoetermeer "Sweet Lake City". History In the tenth century Zoetermeer was a small village primarily home to farmers and fishermen. In the 13th century a village center was formed, which still exists as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palenstein RandstadRail Station
Palenstein is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands. History The station opened, as a railway station, on 22 May 1977 as part of the Zoetermeerlijn, operating Zoetermeer Stadslijn services. The train station closed on 3 June 2006 and reopened as a RandstadRail station on 29 October 2006 for the HTM tram services (4), and on 20 October 2007 for tram service 3. The station features 2 platforms. These platforms are low, and the same level as the tram doors, therefore making it step free. Train services The following services currently call at Palenstein: Bus service * 177 (Gouda - Waddinxveen - Zevenhuizen - Moerkapelle - Kruisweg - Zoetermeer) - operated by Arrivva * 577 (Gouda Gouda may refer to: * Gouda, South Holland, a city in the Netherlands ** Gouda (pottery), style of pottery manufactured in Gouda ** Gouda cheese, type of cheese originally made in and around Gouda ** Gouda railway station * Gouda, Western Cape, a s ... - Waddinxveen - Zevenhuizen - Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Dreeslaan RandstadRail Station
Willem Dreeslaan is a RandstadRail station in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands. History The station opened on 29 October 2006, as part of the Oosterheemlijn (Seghwaert - Javalaan). The station is on a viaduct along the Aletta Jacobslaan at the junction with Willem Dreeslaan. Train services The following services currently call at Willem Dreeslaan: Bus services * 165 ( Centrum West RR - Palenstein RR - Willem Dreeslaan RR - Benthuizen - Hazerwoude - Hazerwoude Rijndijk - Alphen a/d Rijn NS) - Arriva * 565 ( Centrum West RR - Palenstein RR - Willem Dreeslaan RR - Benthuizen Benthuizen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn and lies about 1 km east of Zoetermeer. History Benthuizen was described between 1280 and 1287. Benthuizen developed a ... - Hazerwoude - Hazerwoude Rijndijk - Alphen a/d Rijn NS) - Arriva Gallery Image:RandstadRail netwerk 2009.svg, RandstadRail Network Map Image:RR Ternoot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
