Aarlanderveen

Aarlanderveen
Village
Street view
Street view
Coat of arms of Aarlanderveen
Aarlanderveen is located in South Holland
Aarlanderveen
Aarlanderveen
Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands
Aarlanderveen is located in Netherlands
Aarlanderveen
Aarlanderveen
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°8′N 4°44′E / 52.133°N 4.733°E / 52.133; 4.733
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityAlphen aan den Rijn
Area
 • Total
19.91 km2 (7.69 sq mi)
Elevation−3.7 m (−12.1 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
1,190
 • Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2445[1]
Dialing code0172

Aarlanderveen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, and lies about 4 km east of Alphen aan den Rijn.

Aarlanderveen was a peat excavation settlement which developed in the Middle Ages. The Catholic St Peter and Paul Church is a three aisled basilica-like church built by Joseph Cuypers between 1893 and 1894. There are five wind mills near Aarlaanderveen.[3]

Aarlanderveen was a separate municipality until 1918, when it became part of Alphen aan den Rijn.[4]

The area around the village is a natural landscape that is rich in grassland birds like plovers, godwits and redshanks. There are also many flower rich banks including spearwort, water and field mint, ragged robin and marsh thistle.

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 2445AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2004). "Aarlanderveen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9034-3. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.