Nieuwkoop
| Nieuwkoop | |||
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| Nieuwkoopse plassen
Nieuwkoopse plassen
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| Location in South Holland Location in South Holland |
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | South Holland | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Frans Buijserd (CDA) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 91.16 km2 (35.20 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 78.88 km2 (30.46 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 12.28 km2 (4.74 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | −5 m (−16 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 27,122 | ||
| • Density | 344/km2 (890/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 2420–2441, 2460–2461, 3651–3653 | ||
| Area code | 0172, 0297 | ||
| Website | www |
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Nieuwkoop (Audio file "Nl-Nieuwkoop.ogg" not found) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality was enlarged on 1 January 2007, through the amalgamation of Liemeer and Ter Aar. The municipality now covers an area of 91.16 km2 (35.20 sq mi) of which 12.28 km2 (4.74 sq mi) is water. Its population was 27,122 in 2014.
On May 3rd, 2008, the Dutch newspaper het Algemeen Dagblad published an arcticle which stated that Nieuwkoop is the safest municipality of the Netherlands.
The municipality of Nieuwkoop includes the following communities:
- Aardam
- Korteraar
- Langeraar
- Nieuwkoop
- Nieuwveen
- Noordeinde
- Noorden
- Noordsedorp
- Papenveer
- Ter Aar
- Vrouwenakker
- Woerdense Verlaat
- Zevenhoven
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History
The oldest part of Nieuwkoop are the buildings along the Nieuwkoopse Plassen (Nieuwkoop's Ponds), many of which are completely surrounded by water and accessible over individual bridges to the main road. The Nieuwkoopse Plassen are shallow lakes that were dug for peat harvesting in the 16th century and are now designated as a natural monument. New neighborhoods north-west of the main road are built after World War II.
Gallery
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Zevenhoven, kerk 2007-04-18 16.52.JPG
Zevenhoven, church
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Woerdense Verlaat, ophaalbrug 2007-04-18 17.32.JPG
Woerdense Verlaat, drawbridge
References
External links
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