Nieuwkoop () is a town and municipality in the western

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, in the province of

South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...

. The municipality was enlarged on 1 January 2007, through the amalgamation of

Liemeer 250px, Location of Liemeer, until Jan. 2007. Liemeer () is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It was merged into the municipality of Nieuwkoop on January 1, 2007. The municipality covered an area ...

and

Ter Aar Ter Aar () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is located about 6 km northeast of Alphen aan den Rijn. The town had a population of 9,007 on 1 July 2006. The area of Ter Aar is ...

. The municipality now covers an area of of which is water. Its population was in . On May 3rd, 2008, the Dutch newspaper ''

Algemeen Dagblad The ''Algemeen Dagblad'' () or ''AD'' () (English: "General Daily Paper") is a Dutch daily newspaper based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. History and profile ''Algemeen Dagblad'' was founded in 1946. The paper is published in tabloid format and ...

'' published an article which stated that Nieuwkoop is the safest municipality of the Netherlands. The municipality of Nieuwkoop includes the following communities:

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 Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and ...

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.

Notable people

John of Leiden John of Leiden (born Johan Beukelszoon; 2 February 1509 – 22 January 1536) was a Dutch Anabaptist leader. In 1533 he moved to Münster, capital of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster, where he became an influential prophet, turned the city into ...

(1509 in Zevenhoven – 1536) a Dutch leader of the

Anabaptism Anabaptism (from Neo-Latin , from the Greek : 're-' and 'baptism', german: Täufer, earlier also )Since the middle of the 20th century, the German-speaking world no longer uses the term (translation: "Re-baptizers"), considering it biased. ...

movement in

Münster Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state di ...

Catharina Oostfries Catharina Oostfries, or Trijntje Sieuwerts (1636–1708) was a Dutch Golden Age glass painter. Biography Oostfries was born in Nieuwkoop. According to Houbraken she kept up her drawing and glass painting into her seventies.

(1636 in Nieuwkoop – 1708) a

Dutch Golden Age The Dutch Golden Age ( nl, Gouden Eeuw ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the Rampjaar, "Disaster Year"), in which Dutch trade, science, and art and ...

glass painter *

Willem van Eijk Willem van Eijk (13 August 1941 – 19 June 2019) was a convicted Dutch serial killer known as "Het Beest van Harkstede" (The Beast of Harkstede). He was convicted twice for a total of five murders. Youth Willem van Eijk was born in 1941 in ...

(1941 in Korteraar – 2019) a twice convicted Dutch serial killer * Daan Roosegaarde (born 1979 in Nieuwkoop) a Dutch artist who merges technology and art

Sport

* Wil Burgmeijer (born 1947 in Ter Aar) a retired Dutch speed skater, competed at the

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...

Jos Valentijn Jos Valentijn (born 28 March 1952) is a retired speed skater from the Netherlands who specialized in the 500 m and 1000 m distances. In 1973, Valentijn won a silver medal at the World Sprint Championships. In 1976, while leading after three ev ...

(born 1952 in Ter Aar) a retired speed skater * Petra de Bruin (born 1962 in Nieuwkoop) a Dutch former cyclist * Ralph Schwarz (1967 in Nieuwkoop – 1992) a Dutch rower, competed in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

* Arjan van der Laan (born 1969 in Nieuwkoop) a Dutch former footballer with 427 club caps, now manages the

Netherlands women's national football team The Netherlands women's national football team ( nl, Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal) is directed by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which is a member of UEFA and FIFA. In 1971, the team played the first women's international foo ...

* Sander Berk (born 1979 in Nieuwveen) a Dutch triathlete * Laurien van der Graaff (born 1987 in Nieuwkoop) a Swiss cross-country skier, competed at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympi ...

for Switzerland * Melissa Wijfje (born 1995 in Ter Aar) a Dutch allround speed skater

Gallery

File:Nieuwkoop, de Rooms Katholieke kerk RM525041 IMG 9234 2021-05-30 17.27.jpg, Nieuwkoop, catholic church Image:Zevenhoven, kerk 2007-04-18 16.52.JPG, Zevenhoven, church File:Noordeinde, de Sint Johannes de Doperkerk GM0569-WN037 IMG 9226 2021-05-30 16.49.jpg, Noordeinde, church File:Netherlands, Nieuwkoop, Woerdense Verlaat (1).JPG, Nieuwkoop, Woerdense Verlaat File:Overzicht van boerderij, vanaf de overzijde van het water - Nieuwkoop - 20383591 - RCE.jpg, Overzicht van boerderij, vanaf de overzijde van het water, Nieuwkoop Image:Woerdense_Verlaat,_ophaalbrug_2007-04-18_17.32.JPG, Woerdense Verlaat, drawbridge File:Woerdense Verlaat, rivier de Meije vlakbij de Bosweg foto12 2017-07-09 11.01.jpg, Woerdense Verlaat, river (de Meije) near the Bosweg File:Woerdense Verlaat, koeien in weiland langs de Bosweg bij Lusthof de Haeck foto3 2017-07-09 11.11.jpg, Woerdense Verlaat, cows in pasture along the Bosweg near Lusthof de Haeck

References

External links

Official website

Nieuwkoop Rus
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