Jan Boon (1758-1847)
Jan Boon was the last sea-going merchant in de Rijp. He was also the last man in Holland to have permission to be buried in a church (Grote Kerk).
Extremely rich but childless, he left his wealth to the village. To this day the Jan Boon foundation manages his money to support local activities. More information about him can be found in the Jan boon museum, in ’t Walhuis, where in the summer months you can also see various temporary exhibitions.
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Re-shot in better weather conditions.
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A local lad - Jan Adriaanzoon Leeghwater (1575-1650) - worked out a means of turning water into land. Leeghwater, who was born in De Rijp, was responsible for planning the reclamation of the Beemster and Schermer lakes, and contributed to many other engineering feats both in Holland and abroad. The reclamation did not cut De Rijp off from the sea, or bring its involvement in whaling to an end, as many suppose. There were a good many Rijper whalers and whaling boats right through to the end of the 18th century. It did however bring to a halt the inland fishing industry on which many locals depended.
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you'll find a canal that's used to spill the surplus of water of Schermer and Beemster (to keep feet dry).
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The old historic centre of De Rijp was rescued just in time from being engulfed in a typical modern commuter zone. A local action group calling itself "Save De Rijp" successfully resisted this plan, proposing instead that the village centre should be restored to its former glory and that further new building should be limited to providing homes for a maximum of 8,000 inhabitants by the year 2000. After much lobbying, De Rijp was declared by the national Government to be a protected village monument.
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