Kaag en Braassem explained

Kaag en Braassem
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:100x67px
Map Alt:Highlighted position of Kaag en Braassem in a municipal map of South Holland
Coordinates:52.2°N 42°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Holland
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1 January 2009[1]
Government Footnotes:[2]
Governing Body:Municipal council
Leader Party:VVD
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Marina van der Velde-Menting
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:-1
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:2355, 2370–2377, 2450–2451, 2465, 2480–2481
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:0172, 071

Kaag en Braassem (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˌkaːx ʔɛn ˈbraːsəm/) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It was formed on 1 January 2009, through the merger of Alkemade and Jacobswoude.

Kaag en Braassem consists of 10 towns: In addition, there are 5 hamlets:

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem, June 2015

Notable people

Sport

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2009 . Municipal divisions on 1 January 2009 . nl . cbs.nl . . 31 July 2013.
  2. Web site: Collegeleden . Members of the board . nl . Gemeente Kaag en Braassem . 31 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130907030818/http://www.kaagenbraassem.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/collegeleden_3161 . 7 September 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: Postcodetool for 2371AS . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 31 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool . 21 September 2013 .