- Rijpwetering
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caption = The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Rijpwetering in the municipality of Alkemade.Rijpwetering is a town in the Dutch province of
South Holland . It is a part of the municipality ofAlkemade , and lies about 8 km east ofLeiden .In 2001, the town of Rijpwetering had 913 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.12 km², and contained 340 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm] . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.] The larger statistical area of Rijpwetering has a population of around 1440.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Alkemade" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/nederland-regionaal/nederland-regionaal/publicaties/gemeente-op-maat/2004/alfabet/a/2004-alkemade.htm] .]
Born in Rijpwetering
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Joop Zoetemelk , Dutch cyclist and winner of theTour de France References
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