Alphen aan den Rijn
Alphen aan den Rijn is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.
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 off. The municipality had a population of 112,587 in 2021, and covers an area of 132.50 km2 (51.16 sq mi), of which 6.27 km2 (2.42 sq mi) is water.
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Worth seeing in and around Alphen aan den Rijn
3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Alphen aan den Rijn shopping mall shooting
On 9 April 2011, six people were killed by a gunman who entered the Ridderhof mall in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands, a town approximately 33 kilometres south-west of Amsterdam. Using a rifle, 24-year-old Tristan van der Vlis shot several people and then killed himself, reportedly with a different firearm.
1.4 km · shooting in an Alphen aan den Rijn shopping mall · Wikipedia - 02Vogelpark Avifauna
Vogelpark Avifauna is a large bird park in Alphen aan den Rijn, in the western Netherlands. It was the first dedicated bird park in the world.
1.4 km · bird park in the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 03Archeon
Archeon is an archeological open air and living museum in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.
2.4 km · historical theme park in the Netherlands · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Archeon
Archeonlaan 1, Alphen aan den Rijn (N11, exit 9 "Alphen aan den Rijn Centrum", turn left at first roundabout), info@archeon.nl.
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Where to eat
Most restaurants are located in or near the city centre so make reservations. The given list is just a small selection of all restaurants in Alphen aan den Rijn. De Gelaarsde Kat (Puss in Boots), Hooftstraat 81, 2496 GE,. French-Dutch, has a veranda at the Old Rhine. De Monnick, Raadhuisstraat 106, 2406 AH, 0172-495254, French Restaurant, higher prices but also better quality.
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Getting to Alphen aan den Rijn
- Airports
- Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), 21 km · Rotterdam The Hague (RTM), 25 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 90 km
- Stations
- Alphen aan den Rijn railway station, 1.1 km
- Eindhoven → Alphen aan den Rijn95 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · €12–16
- Maastricht → Alphen aan den Rijn159 km · quickest by road, 3h 28m · €21–29
- Groningen → Alphen aan den Rijn177 km · quickest by road, 3h 33m · €22–30
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- Get inThere are no ferry or waterbus services to Gouda, but when you own a boat, there are facilities to stay in Gouda.
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Next door to Alphen aan den Rijn
Alphen aan den Rijn is 26 km from The Hague, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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