Nieuwkoop is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, in the province of South Holland

South Holland

South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...

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

Liemeer

thumb|250px|right|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....

 and Ter Aar

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....

.

Before 2007, the municipality covered an area of 38.50 km² (14.86 mile²) of which 8.69 km² (3.36 mile²) is water. Its population was 11,092 in 2004.

The municipality of Nieuwkoop includes the following communities:

• Aardam
  Aardam
  Aardam is a former hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland and is now incorporated into the town Ter Aar, part of the municipality Nieuwkoop.-References:...
  
  
• Korteraar
• Langeraar
  Langeraar
  Langeraar is a village in the community of Nieuwkoop, which is located in the Nederlandse province of Zuid-Holland. The village has 2310 inhabitants ....
  
  
• Nieuwkoop
• Nieuwveen
  Nieuwveen
  Nieuwveen is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nieuwkoop , and lies about 9 km northeast of Alphen aan den Rijn.In 2001, the town of Nieuwveen had 2806 inhabitants...
  
  
• Noordeinde
  Noordeinde
  Noordeinde is a Dutch placename, meaning "North end". It refers to several Dutch settlements:*Noordeinde *Noordeinde *Noordeinde , in North Holland*Noordeinde , in North Holland...
  
  
• Noorden
  Noorden
  Noorden is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nieuwkoop, and lies about 10 km north of Woerden.In 2001, the town of Noorden had 975 inhabitants...
  
  
• Noordsedorp
• Papenveer
  Papenveer
  Papenveer is a small village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Nieuwkoop, 2 km north of Ter Aar....
  
  
• Ter Aar
  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....
  
  
• Vrouwenakker
  Vrouwenakker
  Vrouwenakker is a village in the Netherlands, about 12 km southeast of Hoofddorp. It lies largely in the municipality of Nieuwkoop , in the province of South Holland, but a small part lies in the municipality of Uithoorn, in North Holland.The statistical area "Vrouwenakker", which contains the...
  
  
• Woerdense Verlaat
  Woerdense Verlaat
  Woerdense Verlaat is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nieuwkoop, and lies about 8 km north of Woerden.In 2001, the town of Woerdense Verlaat had 303 inhabitants...
  
  
• Zevenhoven
  Zevenhoven
  Zevenhoven is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nieuwkoop, and lies about 9 km northeast of Alphen aan den Rijn.In 2001, the town of Zevenhoven had 1385 inhabitants...
  
  

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

Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...

harvesting and are now designated as a natural monument. New neighborhoods north-west of the main road are built after World War II.

External links

• http://www.plattegronden.nl/gemeenteliemeer-teraar-nieuwkoop/