Ter Aar is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands

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 is located about 6 km northeast of Alphen aan den Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, between Leiden and Utrecht. The town is situated on the banks of the river Oude Rijn , where the river Gouwe branches off. The municipality had a population of 72,674 in 2010, and covers an...

. The town had a population of 9,007 on 1 July 2006.

The area of Ter Aar is divided into two parts by the small canal De Aar. The western, larger part is named Langeraar

Langeraar

Langeraar is a village in the community of Nieuwkoop, which is located in the Nederlandse province of Zuid-Holland. The village has 2310 inhabitants ....

 (Long Aar), the eastern part Korteraar (Short Aar). These are also the names of two villages in the area. In 1788, the former village of Langeraar was destroyed by a flood; a village of that name was rebuilt in the northern part of the area.

At the former location of Langeraar, the new village of Aardam

Aardam

Aardam is a former hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland and is now incorporated into the town Ter Aar, part of the municipality Nieuwkoop.-References:...

 (52°9′57"N 4°42′40"E) was built, near a bridge across the Aar. The Kerkbuurt (Church Neighbourhood, 52°10′15"N 4°42′0"E) was located northwest of Aardam around the reformed church, which was built in 1568. The current village of Ter Aar is built around these two former villages.

North of Aardam, the hamlet Papenveer

Papenveer

Papenveer is a small village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Nieuwkoop, 2 km north of Ter Aar....

 grew around a ferry across the Aar.

The municipality Ter Aar existed from 1812 to 2007. In 1817, the small municipality of Vrijhoeven

Vrijhoeven

Vrijhoeven is a former hamlet and former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 2 km south of the village of Ter Aar....

 was split of; it merged again with Ter Aar in 1841. In 2004, the municipality covered an area of 21.71 km² (8.38 mile²) of which 2.34 km² (0.90 mile²) was water. Its population was 9,010. Ter Aar was merged into the municipality of Nieuwkoop

Nieuwkoop

Nieuwkoop is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality was enlarged on January 1, 2007, through the amalgamation of Liemeer and Ter Aar....

on 1 January 2007.

External links

• Municipal Website
• http://www.plattegronden.nl/gemeenteliemeer-teraar-nieuwkoop/