270px, Town sign Berkel en Rodenrijs () is a town and former municipality in the

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Lansingerland Lansingerland is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It was formed on 1 January 2007, by the merger of the municipalities of Berkel en Rodenrijs, Bleiswijk and Bergschenhoek, collectively known as the "B-Tri ...

, in the province of

South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...

, The Netherlands. The town is very close to ROTTERDAM

History

Berkel en Rodenrijs was founded in the twelfth century. Its character changed across the centuries. Prior to its development, the land consisted of

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, 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 A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed # Flood plains s ...

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

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was abolished in 1855 and added to Berkel en Rodenrijs. On 1 January 2007, the town was merged with neighbouring towns

Bergschenhoek 270px, Town sign Bergschenhoek () is a town and former municipality in the municipality of Lansingerland, in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is situated roughly 10 km to the north of Rotterdam. The town had a population of 18, ...

and

Bleiswijk Bleiswijk () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Demographics The municipality had a population of 10,222 in 2006, and covered an area of 21.96 km² (8.48 mile²) of which 0.83&nb ...

to form the new municipality of

. In January 2008, the former municipality had a population of 22,626 (source: official municipality guide), and covered an area of of which is water.

Public transport

RandstadRail RandstadRail () is a light rail network in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area in the west of the Netherlands that is jointly operated by HTM Personenvervoer (HTM) and Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET). It connects the cities of Rotte ...

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

Born in Berkel en Rodenrijs

Phil Bloom Phil Bloom (born 27 November 1945 in Berkel en Rodenrijs) is a Dutch artist, graphic designer and performer. She was the first person to appear completely nude on Dutch television, on 28 July 1967 during the show ''Hoepla'', which caused scandal ...

(born 27 November 1945), Artist *

Eimert van Middelkoop Eimert van Middelkoop (; born 14 February 1949) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Union (CU) party and teacher. He is the chairman of the Institute for Multiparty Democracy since 20 January 2018. Early life After high school, van ...

(born 14 February 1949), politician (

ChristianUnion The Christian Union ( nl, ChristenUnie, CU) is a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands. The CU is a centrist party, maintaining more progressive stances on economic, immigration and environmental issues while holding more sociall ...

, minister of Defence 2009) *

Peter Olsthoorn Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

(born 23 January 1960), IT and multimedia freelance journalist *

Piet Rietveld Pieter (Piet) Rietveld (15 December 1952 – 1 November 2013) was a Dutch economist and Professor in Transport Economics at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, and a fellow at the Tinbergen Institute. He was among the top researchers in economic geo ...

(1952–2013) professor of transport economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam *

Victor Scheffers Victor Scheffers (born 22 May 1960) is a retired Dutch rower. Career Scheffers competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the quadruple sculls and finished in eighth place. In 1978 he won a bronze medal at the junior world championships in the dou ...

(born 22 May 1960), Olympic rower for the Netherlands, 1980 Summer Games. *

Tim Vincken Tim Joost Christiaan Vincken (born 12 September 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger for Feyenoord, Excelsior, De Graafschap, Atlético Baleares, and VV Capelle. Vincken currently works as a youth coach for h ...

(born 12 September 1986), pro football player

Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after it ...

Peter-Paul Pigmans Peter-Paul Pigmans (31 January 1961 – 27 August 2003) was a Dutch gabber music producer, best known for his production under the pseudonym 3 Steps Ahead. Born in Berkel en Rodenrijs and based out of Rotterdam, Pigmans' music is widely cons ...

(31 January 1961 – 27 August 2003), Dutch gabber music producer, best known for his production under the pseudonym 3 Steps Ahead.

Lived in Berkel en Rodenrijs

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(born 8 June 1931 in Den Haag, died 5 April 2003 in Berkel en Rodenrijs), pianist, trumpeter and composer. * 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 Wibi Soerjadi (born March 2, 1970) is an Indonesian-Dutch concert pianist and composer. Biography Wibi Soerjadi was born March 2, 1970, in Leiden, Netherlands. He began studying piano at age eleven with Bob Brouwer and later at the Sweelinck Co ...

(born 2 March 1970) pianist and composer, has a younger brother Ardjoena Soerjadi who is also a musician. Both were infant prodigies. *

Ria Visser Adriana Johanna "Ria" Visser (born 20 July 1961) is a former ice speed skater from the Netherlands Visser participated in six World Allround Speed Skating Championships, performing best at her first attempt in 1979, when she came in 6th. In 19 ...

(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 Kiki Bertens (; born 10 December 1991) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking was world No. 4, which she reached on 13 May 2019, becoming the highest ranked Dutch female player ever. Her career-high do ...

(born 10 December 1991) WTA professional tennis player, reached number 4 in the world 5/2019.

Gallery

image:Berkel_en_Roderijs_20050928_40331.jpg, Aerial view of the town File:Berkel en Rodenrijs, vliet langs Noordeindeseweg met de Sint Petruskerk op de achtergrond IMG 0201 2021-08-05 11.54.jpg, Canal along the Noordeindeseweg with church (Onze Lieve Vrouw Geboortekerk) in the background Image:Berkel_en_Rodenrijs_-_Noordeindseweg_kade_en_polder.jpg, Noordeindseweg canal and polder image:Berkel_en_Rodenrijs_-_molen_De_Valk.jpg, Windmill 'de Valk' (1772) located in township Rodenrijs, now used as a residential property image:Metrostation_Berkel_en_Rodenrijs.JPG, Metro Station Rodenrijs image:Station_Berkel_en_Rodenrijs.jpg, Railway Station Rodenrijs (2005), part of Rotterdam Hofplein - Den Haag HS line, closed in 2006

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berkel En Rodenrijs Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2007 Populated places in South Holland Former municipalities of South Holland Lansingerland