Krimpen aan de Lek

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Krimpen aan de Lek

Total population

6,580

Air quality index

54Moderate

Coordinates51.90°, 4.64°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Krimpen aan de Lek is a village on the Lek River in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, province of South Holland, the Netherlands. It had 6,607 inhabitants in 2008.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Inge de Bruijn

Dutch swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder

Adriaen van der Werff

Dutch painter (1659–1722)

J

Jan II van Arkel

1034 - 1077

Jan Jongebreur

Carel Gerretson

Dutch writer, essayist, historian, and politician (1884–1958)

M

Marco Booij

Dutch water polo player

J

Jack Hamel

Dutch actor and painter (1890-1951)

H

Hans Dercksen

Dutch pianist

A

Anton Heiden

Dutch water polo player

Charles Rochussen

painter from the Northern Netherlands (1814-1894)

G

Gerben Silvis

Dutch water polo player

M

Matthijs de Bruijn

Dutch water polo player

Jim de Booy

Dutch politician (1885-1969)

Martien Beversluis

Dutch poet, writer, journalist and politician (1894–1966)

J

Jacobus van der Houwen

Dutch military personnel (1909-1994)

Ties Theeuwkens

Dutch basketball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Holland

• Kinderdijk
  0.5 mi away · pop. 811
• Lekkerkerk
  2 mi away · pop. 7,680
• Alblasserdam
  2.4 mi away · pop. 20,005
• Bolnes
  2.4 mi away · pop. 7,740
• Krimpen aan den IJssel
  2.5 mi away · pop. 29,123
• Ouderkerk aan den IJssel
  2.7 mi away · pop. 5,690
• Oostendam
  3 mi away · pop. 605
• Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
  3.6 mi away · pop. 29,730
• Rijsoord
  3.6 mi away · pop. 2,995
• Oud-Alblas
  3.8 mi away · pop. 2,205
• Berkenwoude
  4.6 mi away · pop. 1,715
• Papendrecht
  4.8 mi away · pop. 32,295

Browse all places in South Holland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-10-02

European Nursery Web spider

Pisaura mirabilis

Seen 2026-10-02

Poplar Grey

Acronicta megacephala

Seen 2026-10-02

sycamore maple

Acer pseudoplatanus

Seen 2026-10-02

European black elderberry

Sambucus nigra

Seen 2026-10-02

Green-veined White

Pieris napi

Seen 2026-10-01

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-10-01

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-09-30

Rusty Dot Pearl

Udea ferrugalis

Seen 2026-09-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Krimpen aan de Lek, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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