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The Romans built a castellum here. Later generations turned the surrounding tree swamps into polders with agricultural activity in which meadow birds, unusual animals and plants have found a good place to live: the current Green Heart of Holland. The dynamics of the past are continued in the modern city of Alphen aan den Rijn. This forms a centre for living, working and recreation for its own 70,000 inhabitants and about 140,000 in the surrounding area. Work is in full progress on creating a completely new city centre, a modern infrastructure for traffic and innovative health care facilities. In addition, the city has plenty of shops, sports facilities and a public transportation junction to offer. People living in Alphen are of the opinion that a green environment should not be lacking any more than traffic infrastructure, housing, shops and schools. That is why the municipality and residents co-operate in creating beautiful and vital green space in the city.
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