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Nieuwkoop

Nieuwkoopse plassen

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Location in South Holland

Government

• Body

Municipal council

Area

• Total

91.16 km² (35.20 sq mi)

• Land

78.88 km² (30.46 sq mi)

• Water

12.28 km² (4.74 sq mi)

Elevation

−5 m (−16.4 ft)

Population

(May 2014)

• Total

27,122

• Density

344/km² (890/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC+1 (CET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+2 (CEST)

Postcode

2420–2441, 2460–2461, 3651–3653

Area code

0172, 0297

Dutch Topographic map of Nieuwkoop, June 2015

Nieuwkoop (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈniukoːp]) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality was enlarged on 1 January 2007, through the amalgamation of Liemeer and Ter Aar. The municipality now covers an area of 91.16 km² (35.20 sq mi) of which 12.28 km² (4.74 sq mi) is water. Its population was 27,122 in 2014.

On May 3, 2008, the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad published an article which stated that Nieuwkoop is the safest municipality of the Netherlands.

The municipality of Nieuwkoop includes the following communities:

Aardam
Korteraar
Langeraar
Nieuwkoop
Nieuwveen
Noordeinde
Noorden
Noordsedorp
Papenveer
Ter Aar
Vrouwenakker
Woerdense Verlaat
Zevenhoven

History
Notable people
- Sport
Gallery
See also

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 harvesting in the 16th century and are now designated as a natural monument. New neighborhoods north-west of the main road are built after World War II.

Notable people

John of Leiden (1509 in Zevenhoven – 1536) a Dutch leader of the Anabaptism movement in Münster
Catharina Oostfries (1636 in Nieuwkoop – 1708) a Dutch Golden Age glass painter
Daan Roosegaarde (born 1979 in Nieuwkoop) a Dutch artist who merges technology and art
Froukje (born 2001 in Nieuwkoop) a Dutch singer-songwriter

Sport

Wil Burgmeijer (born 1947 in Ter Aar) a retired Dutch speed skater, competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Jos Valentijn (born 1952 in Ter Aar) a retired speed skater
Petra de Bruin (born 1962 in Nieuwkoop) a Dutch former cyclist
Ralph Schwarz (1967 in Nieuwkoop – 1992) a Dutch rower, competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
Arjan van der Laan (born 1969 in Nieuwkoop) a Dutch former footballer with 427 club caps, was manager of the Netherlands women's national football team
Sander Berk (born 1979 in Nieuwveen) a Dutch triathlete
Laurien van der Graaff (born 1987 in Nieuwkoop) a Swiss cross-country skier, competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Switzerland
Melissa Wijfje (born 1995 in Ter Aar) a Dutch allround speed skater