| Rijnsaterwoude | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands South Holland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands##Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Holland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kaag en Braassem |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Transport |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Major roads |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | N207 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -2.0 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.78 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,200 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 2465 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0172 |
Rijnsaterwoude is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 6 km north of the town of Alphen aan den Rijn, in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem.
The village was first mentioned in the first half of the 11th century as Rinsaterwalt, and means "forest of people who live along the (Oude) Rijn".[3] Rijnsaterwoude developed as a peat excavation settlement in the Middle Ages along the .[4]
The Dutch Reformed church Woudse Dom is a single aisled church with built-in tower. The choir was built around 1500. The nave and tower were rebuilt are being damaged by a storm in 1552. The church was restored between 1956 and 1958.[4] The polder mill De Geestmolen was built in 1707. In 1960, the windmill sail broke and an electro motor was installed. In 1963, it was sold and restored in 1964. The wind mill is occasionally in service.[5]
Rijnsaterwoude was home to 561 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became part of Jacobswoude.[6] In 2009, it became part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem.[7]