Alkemade facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Alkemade
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Former municipality
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | South Holland | ||
| Municipality | Kaag en Braassem | ||
| Area
(2006)
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| • Total | 30.91 km2 (11.93 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 26.97 km2 (10.41 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(1 January 2007)
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| • Total | 14,535 | ||
| • Density | 539/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Website | www.gemeentealkemade.nl | ||
Alkemade was a former municipality, which is like a local government area, in the western part of the Netherlands. It was located in the province of South Holland. Interestingly, there was no town actually called Alkemade itself. Instead, the municipality was made up of several smaller communities.
Before it joined with another area, Alkemade covered about 30.91 square kilometers (about 11.93 square miles). A significant part of this area, 3.94 square kilometers, was water. In 2004, about 14,481 people lived in the Alkemade municipality.
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About Alkemade
Alkemade was known for its many greenhouses, where plants and flowers are grown in controlled environments. It also had 13 windmills, with one dating all the way back to 1632!
Communities of Alkemade
The municipality of Alkemade included several smaller communities. These were:
- Kaag
- Nieuwe Wetering
- Oud Ade
- Oude Wetering
- Rijpwetering
- Roelofarendsveen
Water Sports and Nature
Because Alkemade was located near the large lakes of Kagerplassen and Braassemermeer, water sports were very popular there. People enjoyed activities like sailing, boating, and windsurfing on these beautiful lakes.
The Merger
On January 1, 2009, Alkemade joined together with another municipality called Jacobswoude. They formed a brand new municipality named Kaag en Braassem. This merger created a larger area with a new local government.
Famous People from Alkemade
Many talented people have come from the Alkemade area. Here are a few of them:
- Joop Doderer (1921–2005) - An actor.
- Joop Zoetemelk (1946) - A famous cyclist who won the Tour de France in 1980.
- Lou Geels (1908–1979) - Also an actor.
- Bart Spring in 't Veld (1976) - The winner of the first season of Big Brother in the Netherlands in 2000.
- Alex Turk (1975) - A cartoonist.
- Sanne van der Star (1986) - A speed skater.
- Monique Velzeboer (1971) - A speed skater who won a gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics in short track speed skating.
- Simone Velzeboer - Also a speed skater.
- Lars Hoogenboom - A marathon skater.
- Femke Heemskerk - A swimmer.
- Ilana Rooderkerk (1987) - A soap opera actress.
- Marike Koek (1953) - An actress.
- Bobbie Koek (1985) - An actress.
- Dioomen - A DJ.
