Ridderkerk Explained

Ridderkerk
Settlement Type:	Town and municipality
Flag Size:	100x67px
Map Alt:	Highlighted position of Ridderkerk in a municipal map of South Holland
Coordinates:	51.8667°N 40°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	South Holland
Government Footnotes:	^[1]
Governing Body:	Municipal council
Leader Party:	SGP
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Marco Oosterwijk
Unit Pref:	Metric
Elevation Footnotes:	^[2]
Elevation M:	-1
Population Demonym:	Ridderkerker
Timezone1:	CET
Utc Offset1:	+1
Timezone1 Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:	+2
Postal Code Type:	Postcode
Postal Code:	2980–2989
Area Code Type:	Area code
Area Code:	0180, 078(Oostendam)

Ridderkerk (pronounced as /nl/) 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 NaNRidderkerk}} of which NaNRidderkerk}} 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" you 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" you can also take line 6 to: Krimpen aan de Lek and Kinderdijk.

Buses:

• The bus services are mostly operated by RET and they go to Rotterdam, Barendrecht and Dordrecht. There are two Arriva bus services to Zwijndrecht and Hendrik Ido Ambacht.

Topography

Topographic map of the municipality of Ridderkerk

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^[3]
• 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

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Burgemeester en wethouders . Mayor and aldermen . nl . Gemeente Ridderkerk . 18 August 2013.
2. Web site: Postcodetool for 2981EA . nl . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 18 August 2013.
3. News: Surinamistiekprijs 2010 voor Gert Oostindie. Werkgroep Caraibische Letteren. 24 January 2022. nl. 6 November 2010.