- Kaag
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caption = The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district of De Kaag (light green) in the municipality of Alkemade.De Kaag is a village in the Dutch province of
South Holland . It is a part of the municipality ofAlkemade , and lies about 8 km northeast ofLeiden .De Kaag lies on an island, Kagereiland, in a lake system called the Kaag Lakes (
Kagerplassen ). To reach De Kaag, a ferry is taken fromBuitenkaag .De Kaag is also part of an area called the
Duin- en Bollenstreek ("Dune and Bulb Region").The town is conventionally referred to as "De Kaag", but the name reported on both English and Dutch maps is just "Kaag".
In 2001, the village of De Kaag had 328 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.09 km², and contained 138 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm] . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.] The larger statistical district "De Kaag" has a population of around 440.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Alkemade" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/nederland-regionaal/nederland-regionaal/publicaties/gemeente-op-maat/2004/alfabet/a/2004-alkemade.htm] .]
The village is first mentioned in 1308, called "Kaghe", meaning "lands outside the dike". Until the end of the 16th century De Kaag was the largest settlement in the Alkemade area.
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