Rijpwetering

Rijpwetering is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem, and lies about 8 km east of Leiden.

In 2001, the town of Rijpwetering had 913 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.12 km², and contained 340 residences. The larger statistical area of Rijpwetering has a population of around 1440.

Famous people from Rijpwetering

 * Joop Zoetemelk, Dutch cyclist and winner of the Tour de France 1980 was born in The Hague but grew up in Rijpwetering.