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.
- 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, politician, former Member of the European Parliament
- Jan van der Graaf, church administrator
- Rien Kaashoek, mathematician and academic
- Luuk Kroon, naval officer, Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy 1995-1998
- Bas Belder, politician, former Member of the European Parliament
- Lee Towers, singer
- Gert Oostindie, historian and professor
- Martin van Beek, politician, former senator
- Robbert Dijkgraaf FRSE, mathematical physicist and politician, string theorist and minister
- Jos Wienen, politician, former alderman of Ridderkerk, mayor of Haarlem
- Johan Schot CBE, historian working on science and technology policy
- Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, politician, former minister
- Flora Lagerwerf-Vergunst, judge and politician, former senator
- Bart Jan Spruyt, historian, journalist and conservative writer
- Liesbeth Zegveld, lawyer, legal expert and professor
- André Flach, Dutch politician
Sport
- Gerrit Lagendijk, professional football player and agent
- Wietske de Ruiter, female former field hockey striker, team bronze medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Maurice Lim, figure skating champion
- Jordy Buijs, footballer, over 250 club caps
- Kevin Strootman, footballer, nearly 300 club caps
- Bart Deurloo, male artistic gymnast
- Tim Eekman, professional footballer, almost 200 club caps
- Mick van Buren, footballer, 150 club caps