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Rijnwoude
Church in Hazerswoude-Dorp
Church in Hazerswoude-Dorp
Flag of Rijnwoude
Flag
Coat of arms of Rijnwoude
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of the former municipality of Rijnwoude in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Alphen aan den Rijn
Established 1 January 1991
Dissolved 1 January 2014
Area
 • Total 57.89 km2 (22.35 sq mi)
 • Land 56.69 km2 (21.89 sq mi)
 • Water 1.20 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation
−1 m (−3.3 ft)
Population
 (November 2013)
 • Total 18,523
 • Density 327/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
2390–2396, 2730–2731
Area code 0172, 071, 079
RietveldseMolen
Windmill Rietveldse Molen, near Hazerswoude-Dorp

Rijnwoude (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɛiɱˌʋʌudə]) was a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covered an area of 57.89 km2 (22.35 sq mi) of which 1.20 km2 (0.46 sq mi) was water.

Rijnwoude was formed in 1991 as Rijneveld through the merger of the former municipalities of Benthuizen, Hazerswoude and Koudekerk aan den Rijn. In 1993 the municipality was renamed to Rijnwoude. In 2014 the municipality was dissolved and its land area was amalgamated into Alphen aan den Rijn.

The municipality of Rijnwoude consisted of the communities Benthorn, Benthuizen, Hazerswoude-Dorp, Groenendijk, Hazerswoude-Rijndijk (location of town hall), Hogeveen, and Koudekerk aan den Rijn.

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