Koudekerk aan den Rijn (English: Cold Church on the Rhine) is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Rijnwoude, and lies about 4 km west of Alphen aan den Rijn.
The village Koudekerk aan den Rijn has a population of around 3730. The statistical area "Koudekerk aan den Rijn", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4280.
Koudekerk aan den Rijn was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became part of Rijnwoude. Until 1938, the municipality was known as Koudekerk.
Armin van Buuren, one of the most famous and well-known trance musicians, hails from Koudekerk aan den Rijn.
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“Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling things there; and he said, “It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer’; but you have made it a den of robbers.””
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 19:45,46.