Berkel en Rodenrijs
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
 South Holland
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| local community |
 Lansingerland
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Area - land - water |
18.91 km 2 18.61 km 2 0.3 km 2 |
| Residents | 20,856 (Dec. 31, 2006) |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 0 ′ N , 4 ° 29 ′ E |
| Important traffic route |
  
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| prefix | 010 |
| Postcodes | 2651-2652 |
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Berkel en Rodenrijs ( ) is a twin village and a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland . There are no other residential areas or districts within the municipal boundaries. Since January 1, 2007, Berkel en Rodenrijs has formed the new municipality of Lansingerland together with the municipalities of Bergschenhoek and Bleiswijk .
traffic
The municipality can be reached with the RandstadRail or the Rotterdam Metro (stations Berkel Westpolder and Rodenrijs ). The N209 also leads to Berkel en Rodenrijs.
politics
In Berkel en Rodenrijs there was a coalition of VVD, ChristenUnie and PvdA.
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
| Political party | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | |
| CDA | 8th | 7th | 7th | 7th |
| VVD | 2 | 3 | 4th | 4th |
| PvdA | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| ChristenUnie | - | - | - | 3 |
| GPV | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| D66 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| total | 17th | 17th | 17th | 17th |
sons and daughters of the town
- Phil Bloom (* 1945), artist
- Eimert van Middelkoop (* 1949), politician
Web links
Commons : Berkel en Rodenrijs - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on June 3, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1990–2002 , accessed on June 3, 2018 (Dutch)