Kaag

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Kaag
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Kaag
Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands
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Kaag
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°13′N4°33′E / 52.217°N 4.550°E / 52.217; 4.550
CountryNetherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Kaag en Braassem
Area
[1]
 • 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 zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2159 [1]
Dialing code 0252

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.

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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

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kaag - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 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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