Ridderkerk

Ridderkerk () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area of of which 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

• 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
• 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

References

External links

• Official website