Kaag en Braassem

Kaag en Braassem municipality

flag	coat of arms
province	South Holland
mayor	Marina van der Velde menting ( VVD )
Seat of the municipality	Roelofarendsveen
Area  - land  - water	72.24  km 2 63.27 km 2 8.97 km 2
CBS code	1884
Residents	26,900 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	372 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	52 ° 12 ′  N , 4 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 12 ′  N , 4 ° 35 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	0172, 071
Postcodes	1431, 1433, 2159, 2355, 2371, 2374-2377, 2451, 2465, 2481
Website	Homepage of Kaag en Braassem

Kaag en Braassem is a Dutch municipality that was formed on January 1, 2009 through the merger of two smaller municipalities, Jacobswoude (with the districts of Leimuiden , Rijnsaterwoude, Woubrugge , Hoogmade, Bilderdam) and Alkemade (with the districts of Roelofarendsveen, Kaag, Nieuwe Wetering, Oud Ade, Oude Wetering, Rijpwetering).

In the adjacent map, the Alkemade area is colored dark green and that of Jacobwoude light green.

The previous town hall ( Dutch gemeentehuis ) in the Roelofarendsveen district of Alkemade (see red point on the map) is being expanded and serves as the town hall of the merged municipality.

The municipality is located within the " Groene Hart " ( German  Green Heart ), which, with its agriculture, nature and local recreation, complements the neighboring large cities of the Randstad ( Amsterdam , Leiden , The Hague , Rotterdam , Utrecht and Haarlem ). In the area of ​​the municipality of Kaag en Braassem there is a lot of greenhouse cultivation. The adjacent inland lakes Kagerplassen and Braassemermeer are of touristic importance and suitable for water sports. There are 13 of the known old Dutch windmills here, including one that dates back to 1632.

A new church, a new logo

The logo of the new, united municipality of Kaag en Braassem is shaped like a windmill. Kaag en Braassem is a municipality with a lot of windmills - only one other municipality in Holland has more of them.

Each of the four wings stands for one of four important topics in the community: The wave stands for water and water sports, because Kaag en Braassem wants to distinguish itself as a recreational area. The wide stripe indicates the nearby A4 motorway and the high-speed railway (HSL), which cross the municipality. The grid stands for the numerous greenhouses and gardens. The green stripe stands for pasture and arable land, which characterizes the municipality when viewed from the air.

Purple and green were chosen as symbolic colors. Green is the color of the landscape, agriculture and nature. Purple blends the blue of the abundant waters with the red of urban areas.

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  Leimuiden, church

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  Leimuiden, church: de Johannes de Doperkerk

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  Roelofarendsveen, water tower in the street

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  Roelofarendsveen, small bridge in the street

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  Hoogmade, mill with village

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  Rijnsaterwoude, church: de Woudse Dom

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  near Oud Ade, polder panorama

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  Oud Ade, mill (de Vrouw Vennemolen)

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  Oude Ade, Catholic Church and Presbytery

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  Rijpwetering, drawbridge

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  Rijpwetering, mill: de Lijkermolen no.2

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018

 %

30th

20th

10

0

27.0

26.4

19.8

15.0

11.9

PER

SKB

CDA

D66

VVD

Gains and losses

compared to 2014

 % p

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

-3.9

+4.1

+1.3

-0.4

-1.1

PER

SKB

CDA

D66

VVD

The local elections on March 21, 2018 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Political party	Seats
	2008 a	2014	2018
PRO Kaag en Braassem	-	7th	6th
Seeds for Kaag en Braassem	7th	5	6th
CDA	7th	4th	4th
D66	-	3	3
VVD	4th	2	2
PvdA	3	-	-
total	21st	21st	21st

^a Due to the merger of the municipalities of Alkemade and Jacobswoude to form the new municipality of Kaag en Braassem on January 1, 2009, the municipal council elections took place in 2008.

mayor

Marina van der Velde-Menting ( VVD ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since March 30, 2010 . Her colleagues include the alderman Floris Schoonderwoerd ( PRO Kaag en Braassem ), Henk Hoek ( CDA ), Yvonne Peters-Adrian (VVD), Herman Haarman ( D66 ) and the community secretary Marja Sprei .

See also : List of Mayors of Kaag en Braassem

Web links

Commons : Kaag en Braassem  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
2. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on June 2, 2018 (Dutch)
3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2008 2014 2018 , accessed on June 2, 2018 (Dutch)
4. ↑ Nieuwe Burgemeester voor Kaag en Braassem. In: Digibron. January 22, 2010, accessed June 2, 2018 (Dutch). 
5. ↑ Burgemeester en wethouders  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Gemeente Kaag en Braassem, accessed June 2, 2018 (Dutch)