Alphen aan den Rijn
Alphen aan den Rijn (population: 70,661) is a town in the western
Netherlands, in the province of
South Holland. The town is situated on the banks of the river
Rhine, between
Leiden and
Utrecht. The municipality covers an area of 57.68
km² (of which 2.52 km² water). It also contains the remnants of a
Roman fort, called a castellum.
The municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Aarlanderveen, Zwammerdam.
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