De Rijp

De Rijp
—  Village  —
Dorpsgezicht
Coat of arms
The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of De Rijp in the municipality of Graft-De Rijp.
Coordinates: 52°33′25″N 4°50′43″E / 52.55694°N 4.84528°E / 52.55694; 4.84528Coordinates: 52°33′25″N 4°50′43″E / 52.55694°N 4.84528°E / 52.55694; 4.84528
Country	Netherlands
Province	Noord-Holland
Municipality	Graft-De Rijp
Population (1 January 2005)
- Total	4,020
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

De Rijp is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Graft-De Rijp, and lies about 10 km northwest of Purmerend.

De Rijp was a separate municipality until 1970, when it merged with Graft.^[1]

The statistical area "De Rijp", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4020.^[2]

References

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "De Rijp". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
• Picture gallery from De Rijp (2007)