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Visit the beautiful village De Rijp in the Netherlands, just 20 miles north of Amsterdam. The area is called "Land van Leeghwater", named after Jan Adriaanszn. Leeghwater (1575-1650).
Leeghwater was a driving force behind the draining of the Beemster in 1612 and also the creation of other polders. A carpenter like his father, he was also the architect, designer, engineer, and builder of windmills. In 1630 he designed the Town Hall and Weighing House: his initials J.A.L.W. and the year 1632 can be clearly seen on the wooden arm of the scales.

Another famous person who was born in De Rijp was Jan Janszn. Weltevree (1595-1657). This Rijper seaman was the first European ever to work at he court of the king of Korea, following the shipwreck in 1626 which caused him to be washed up on the shores of that kingdom. In Korea Weltevree was known as "Pak Yong". There is a sculpture in memory of him next to the Great Church in de Rijp and a copy is also to be seen in Seoul.