Ridderkerk
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Ridderkerk (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of Template:Dutch municipality population in Template:YEAR and covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". of which Script error: No such module "convert". is covered by water.
The municipality of Ridderkerk also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Bolnes, Oostendam, Rijsoord and Slikkerveer.
Ridderkerk has a museum called De Oudheidkamer, covering the history of the town. The centre of Ridderkerk has a central square for events and there is a theater.
Public transport
- Waterbus
- At the Waterbus stop "de Schans" one can board the number 20 Waterbus to Dordrecht, Papendrecht, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Alblasserdam, Krimpen aan den IJssel or Rotterdam.
- At the Waterbus stop "de Schans" one can also take line 6 to: Krimpen aan de Lek and Kinderdijk.
- Buses
- The bus services are mostly operated by RET and they run to Rotterdam, Barendrecht and Dordrecht. There are two Arriva bus services to Zwijndrecht and Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht.
Notable people
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- Leen van der Waal (1928–2020), politician, former Member of the European Parliament
- Jan van der Graaf (1937–2022), church administrator
- Rien Kaashoek (born 1937), mathematician and academic
- Luuk Kroon (1942–2012), naval officer, Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy 1995-1998
- Bas Belder (born 1946), politician, former Member of the European Parliament
- Lee Towers (born 1946), singer
- Gert Oostindie (born 1955), historian and professor[1]
- Martin van Beek (1960–2018), politician, former senator
- Robbert Dijkgraaf FRSE (born 1960), mathematical physicist and politician, string theorist and minister
- Jos Wienen (born 1960), politician, former alderman of Ridderkerk, mayor of Haarlem
- Johan Schot CBE (born 1961), historian working on science and technology policy
- Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (born 1963), politician, former minister
- Flora Lagerwerf-Vergunst (born 1964), judge and politician, former senator
- Bart Jan Spruyt (born 1964), historian, journalist and conservative writer
- Liesbeth Zegveld (born 1970), lawyer, legal expert and professor
- André Flach (born 1976), Dutch politician
Sport
- Gerrit Lagendijk (1941–2010), professional football player and agent
- Wietske de Ruiter (born 1970), female former field hockey striker, team bronze medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Maurice Lim (born 1984), figure skating champion
- Jordy Buijs (born 1988), footballer, over 250 club caps
- Kevin Strootman (born 1990), footballer, nearly 300 club caps
- Bart Deurloo (born 1991), male artistic gymnast
- Tim Eekman (born 1991), professional footballer, almost 200 club caps
- Mick van Buren (born 1992), footballer, 150 club caps
Gallery
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Ridderkerk in 1584
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Ridderkerk Kerksingel
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Ridderkerk, church: Singelkerk Sint Joris
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Ridderkerk kunstwerk motorrijder
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Ridderkerk kunstwerk ontmoetingspoort
References
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External links
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