Ter Aar
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
 South Holland
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| local community |
 Nieuwkoop
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Area - land - water |
21.68 km 2 19.34 km 2 2.34 km 2 |
| Residents | 9,045 (Jan 1, 2017) |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 10 ′ N , 4 ° 42 ′ E |
| Important traffic route |
   
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| prefix | 0172 |
| Postcodes | 1424, 2402-2403, 2421, 2435, 2441, 2445, 2451, 2461 |
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Ter Aar ( ), also popularly called Aardam , is a place and a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland with 9,045 inhabitants. Since January 1, 2007, together with Liemeer and Nieuwkoop, it has formed a new municipality called Nieuwkoop .
location
Ter Aar is located near Alphen aan den Rijn and about 30 km from Amsterdam .
Surname
The name Ter Aar is derived from the De Aar canal , today's Aarkanal .
Districts
- Aardam (4686 inhabitants)
- Korteraar (765 inhabitants)
- Langeraar (2435 inhabitants)
- Papenveer (1106 inhabitants)
politics
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
| Political party | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | |
| CDA | 6th | 7th | 4th | 5 |
| VVD | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Community concerns | 3 | - | 4th | 3 |
| Progressive accord | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Web links
Commons : Ter Aar - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on June 6, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1990–2002 , accessed on June 6, 2018 (Dutch)