Kaag is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

Kaag en Braassem Kaag en Braassem () is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It was formed on 1 January 2009, through the merger of Alkemade and Jacobswoude. Kaag en Braassem consists of 10 towns: In addition, there are 5 ...

, and lies about northeast of

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. The village of Kaag lies on an island called Kagereiland in the Kager Lakes (

Kagerplassen {{coord, 52, 12, 19, N, 4, 32, 18, E, type:waterbody_region:NL_scale:60000, display=title The ''Kagerplassen'' (a Dutch term meaning "the Kaag Lakes") is a small lake system in South Holland located to the northeast of Leiden.Some of the informat ...

). To reach De Kaag, a ferry can be taken from

Buitenkaag Buitenkaag is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 8 km northeast of Leiden. The name Buitenkaag (''Outer Kaag'') refers to the town Kaag and the surrounding lake ...

all year or Zevenhuizen in the summer months. De Kaag is also part of an area called the

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("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". Kaag developed as a dike village on the island Kagereiland in the Kagermeer. Until the end of the 16th century De Kaag was the largest settlement in the Alkemade area. The island received its current shape between the

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was ''

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ed'' in 1852.

Gallery

File:Netherlands,_Kaag_en_Braassem,_Kaag_(dorp),_1.JPG, Church in the village. File:Kagerplas rietkraag lombok kaag en kerkje 25x40 (44).jpg, Historic view of Kagerplassen by Marinus Heijnes File:Julianalaan 29, Kaag.jpg, Farm on Kaag File:Netherlands, Kaag en Braassem, Kaag (dorp), 2.JPG, Ferry between Haarlemmermeer (left) and Kaag (right)

References

Populated places in South Holland Kaag en Braassem {{SouthHolland-geo-stub