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Alphen aan den Rijn

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Alphen aan den Rijn
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Alphen aan den Rijn is located in Netherlands
Alphen aan den Rijn
Alphen aan den Rijn
Coordinates: 52°07′45.9″N 4°39′34.6″E / 52.129417°N 4.659611°E / 52.129417; 4.659611
Country Netherlands
Province Zuid-Holland
Government
 • MayorLiesbeth Spies
Area
 • Total126.2 km2 (48.7 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2001)
 • Total104,460
 • Density827.7/km2 (2,144/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code(s)
2400–2409, 2445, 2471
Area code(s)0172, 079
CIN0484
WebsiteOfficial website

Alphen aan den Rijn is a municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. In 2019, 110,986 people lived there.

On 1 January 2014, the former municipalities of Boskoop and Rijnwoude joined together to become the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn.