Alkemade ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑlkəˈmaːdə] ) 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 km (11.93 sq mi) of which 3.94 km (1.52 sq mi) is water. It had a population of 14,481 in 2004.
3-456: The municipality of Alkemade comprised the communities of Kaag , Nieuwe Wetering , Oud Ade , Oude Wetering , Rijpwetering , and Roelofarendsveen . There is no settlement called Alkemade itself. The municipality has many greenhouses and 13 windmills, one of which dates from 1632. Water sports are popular here because of its location on the lakes Kagerplassen and Braassemermeer . On January 1, 2009, Alkemade and Jacobswoude merged and formed
6-541: 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". The village is first mentioned in 1308, called "Kaghe", meaning "lands outside
9-453: The new municipality of Kaag en Braassem . This South Holland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kaag 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
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