Alphen aan den Rijn
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Alphen aan den Rijn is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The city is situated on the banks of the river Oude Rijn, where the river Gouwe branches of
The older former city hall
The vertical-lift bridge over the Gouwe River was built in the 1930s.
Monumental clocktower in Alphen aan den Rijn
Theater Castellum
Randstad
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The Randstad is a roughly crescent- or arc-shaped conurbation in the Netherlands, that includes almost half the country's population. With a central-western location, it connects and comprises the Net
Alphen aan den Rijn
…Zwammerdam. The city is located in what is called the 'Green Heart' of the Netherlands, which is a somewhat less densely populated centre area of the Randstad. The name "Alphen" is probably derived from the name of the Roman fort Albaniana, meaning "settlement at the white water". Its remains still lie…
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