Alkemade
Alkemade (Nl-Alkemade.ogg) is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Before its merger with Jacobswoude, the municipality covered an area of 30.91 km2 of which 3.94 km2 is water. It had a population of 14,481 in 2004.
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Overview
Overview
The municipality of Alkemade comprised the communities of Kaag, Nieuwe Wetering, Oud Ade, Oude Wetering, Rijpwetering, and Roelofarendsveen. There is no settlement called Alkemade itself. The municipality has many greenhouses and 13 windmills, one of which dates from 1632. Water sports are popular here because of its location on the lakes Kagerplassen and Braassemermeer. On January 1, 2009, Alkemade and Jacobswoude merged and formed the new municipality of Kaag en Braassem.
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Alkemade appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a place (dissolved 31 December 2008).
Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Alkemade • Shield Size — 120x100px • Mapsize — 280px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Netherlands • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — South Holland • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Kaag en Braassem • Area Footnotes — (2006) • Area Total Km2 — 30.91 • Area Land Km2 — 26.97 • Area Water Km2 — 3.93 • Population As Of — 1 January 2007 • Population Note — Source: CBS, Statline. • Settlement Type — Former municipality • Population Total — 14535 • Population Density Km2 — 539 • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Website — www.gemeentealkemade.nl
Notable people
Notable people
• Joop Doderer (1921–2005) - actor • Joop Zoetemelk (1946) - cyclist, winner of the Tour de France 1980 • Lou Geels (1908–1979) - actor • Bart Spring in 't Veld (1976) - Big Brother 2000 winner • Alex Turk (1975) - cartoonist • Sanne van der Star (1986) - speed skater • Monique Velzeboer (1971) - speed skater, gold medal at the 1988 Olympics • Simone Velzeboer - speed skater • Lars Hoogenboom - marathon skater • Femke Heemskerk - swimmer • Ilana Rooderkerk (1987) - soap opera actress • Marike Koek (1953) - actress • Bobbie Koek (1985) - actress • Dioomen - D.J.
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