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.
Famous quotes containing the word den:
“The world is the house of the strong. I shall not know until the end what I have lost or won in this place, in this vast gambling den where I have spent more than sixty years, dicebox in hand, shaking the dice.”
—Denis Diderot (1713–1784)