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Kaag

Coordinates: 52°13′N 4°33′E / 52.217°N 4.550°E / 52.217; 4.550
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Kaag
Village
Kaag is located in South Holland
Kaag
Kaag
Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands
Kaag is located in Netherlands
Kaag
Kaag
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°13′N 4°33′E / 52.217°N 4.550°E / 52.217; 4.550
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityKaag en Braassem
Area
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 • Total
1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Elevation
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−0.9 m (−3.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
465
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2159[1]
Dialing code0252

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 kilometres (5.0 miles) northeast of Leiden.

The village of Kaag lies on an island called Kagereiland in the Kager Lakes (Kagerplassen). To reach De Kaag, a ferry can be taken from Buitenkaag all year or Zevenhuizen in the summer months.

De Kaag is also part of an area called the Duin- en Bollenstreek ("Dune and Bulb Region").

The village is conventionally referred to as "De Kaag", but the name reported on both English and Dutch maps is just "Kaag".

History

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The village is first mentioned in 1308, called "Kaghe", meaning "lands outside the dike".[3][4] Kaag developed as a dike village on the island Kagereiland in the Kagermeer.[4] Until the end of the 16th century De Kaag was the largest settlement in the Alkemade area.[5] The island received its current shape between the Haarlemmermeer was poldered in 1852.[4]

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  • Church in the village.
    Church in the village.
  • Historic view of Kagerplassen by Marinus Heijnes
    Historic view of Kagerplassen by Marinus Heijnes
  • Farm on Kaag
    Farm on Kaag
  • Ferry between Haarlemmermeer (left) and Kaag (right)
    Ferry between Haarlemmermeer (left) and Kaag (right)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 2159BA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Kaag - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2004). "Kaag" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9034-3. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Kaag". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2022.


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