Oud Ade (also: ''Oud-Ade''
) is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
South Holland
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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 7 km east of
Leiden
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.
The village was first mentioned in 1395 or 1396 "Ecclesia de A". The current name means "the old river".
Oud Ade developed as a
peat
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excavation settlement, but remained a small linear settlement. It developed into the village in the 1960s by the addition of planned neighbourhoods. The Catholic St Bavo Church was built in 1868.
Gallery
File:Oude Ade, de Rooms Katholieke kerk en de pastorie RM386998 foto15 2017-04-09 11.12.jpg, Catholic church and presbytery
File:Tussen Oud Ade en Warmond, polderpanorama bij Huize Brugzicht foto7 2017-04-09 10.47.jpg, Panorama between Oud Ade and Warmond
References
Populated places in South Holland
Kaag en Braassem
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