Kaag en Braassem
Encyclopedia
Kaag en Braassem is a municipality in the western Netherlands
, in the province of South Holland
. It was formed on January 1, 2009, through the merger of Alkemade
and Jacobswoude
.
Kaag en Braassem consists of 10 towns: Hoogmade
, Kaag
, Leimuiden
, Nieuwe Wetering
, Oud-Ade, Oude Wetering
, Rijnsaterwoude
, Rijpwetering
, Roelofarendsveen, and Woubrugge
. In addition, there are 5 hamlets: Bilderdam, Heimansbuurt, Ofwegen, Vriezekoop en Zevenhuizen
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, in the province of South Holland
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...
. It was formed on January 1, 2009, through the merger of Alkemade
Alkemade
Alkemade is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Before its merger with Jacobswoude, the municipality covered an area of 30.91 km² of which 3.94 km² is water...
and Jacobswoude
Jacobswoude
Jacobswoude is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, now part of municipality Kaag en Braassem. Before the merger with Alkemade, the municipality covered an area of 41.37 km² of which 4.88 km² is water, mainly the lakes Braassemermeer and...
.
Kaag en Braassem consists of 10 towns: Hoogmade
Hoogmade
Hoogmade is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 7 km east of Leiden, in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem.Hoogmade was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1855, when it merged with Woubrugge....
, Kaag
Kaag
De Kaag is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem, and lies about 8 km northeast of Leiden.De Kaag lies on an island, Kagereiland, in a lake system called the Kaag Lakes...
, Leimuiden
Leimuiden
Leimuiden is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 9 km south of the town of Hoofddorp, in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem....
, Nieuwe Wetering
Nieuwe Wetering
Nieuwe Wetering is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem, and lies about 10 km east of Leiden.In 2001, the town of Nieuwe Wetering had about 660 inhabitants....
, Oud-Ade, Oude Wetering
Oude Wetering
Oude Wetering is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem, east of the town of Roelofarendsveen.A bridge connects the village to the village of Weteringbrug in the Haarlemmermeer....
, Rijnsaterwoude
Rijnsaterwoude
Rijnsaterwoude is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 6 km north of the town of Alphen aan den Rijn, in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem....
, Rijpwetering
Rijpwetering
Rijpwetering is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem, and lies about east of Leiden....
, Roelofarendsveen, and Woubrugge
Woubrugge
Woubrugge is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 10 km east of the city of Leiden, in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem.Woubrugge was a separate municipality until 1991, when it became part of Jacobswoude....
. In addition, there are 5 hamlets: Bilderdam, Heimansbuurt, Ofwegen, Vriezekoop en Zevenhuizen
Zevenhuizen (Alkemade)
Zevenhuizen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem, and lies about 7 km northeast of Leiden.Zevenhuizen has about 95 inhabitants....
.