Rijnsaterwoude

History

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". Rijnsaterwoude developed as a peat excavation settlement in the Middle Ages along the . The Dutch Reformed church Woudse Dom is a single aisled church with a 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. Rijnsaterwoude was home to 561 people in 1840. In 2009, it became part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  43,773
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  38,512
• muskrat

  Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Mammalia
  36,588
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  35,252
• Common Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  34,097
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  33,156
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  33,134
• Great Egret

  Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  33,046