- Alkemade
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Alkemade
flag_size = 120x100px
image_shield = Coat of arms of Alkemade.gif
shield_size = 120x100px
mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 =South Holland
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 30.91
area_land_km2 = 26.97
area_water_km2 = 3.93
population_as_of = 1 January 2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 14535
population_density_km2 = 539
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 52.20
latNS = N
longd = 4.58
longEW = E
website = [http://www.gemeentealkemade.nl www.gemeentealkemade.nl]. The municipality covers an area of 30.91 km² (11.93 mile² ) of which 3.94 km² (1.52 mile²) is water.
The municipality of Alkemade comprises the communities of
Kaag ,Nieuwe Wetering ,Oud Ade ,Oude Wetering ,Rijpwetering andRoelofarendsveen . There is no settlement called Alkemade itself.The municipality has many greenhouses and 13 windmills, one of which dates from 1632. Water sports are popular here because of its location on the lakes
Kagerplassen andBraassemermeer .Notable people
*
Joop Doderer (1921-2005) -actor
*Joop Zoetemelk (1946) - cyclist, winner of theTour de France 1980
*Lou Geels (1908-1979) - actor
*Bart Spring in 't Veld (1976) - Big Brother 2000 winner
*Alex Turk (1975) -cartoonist
*Sanne van der Star (1986) - speed skater
*Monique Velzeboer (1971) - speed skater, gold medal at the 1988 Olympics
*Simone Velzeboer - speed skater
*Lars Hoogenboom - marathon skater
*Femke Heemskerk - swimmer
*Ilana Rooderkerk (1987) - soap opera actress
*Marike Koek (1953) - actress
*Bobbie Koek (1985) - actress
*Dioomen - D.J.External links
* [http://www.gemeentealkemade.nl Official website]
* [http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gem/gem9zh.htm Basic data from State Almanac]
* [http://www.cbs.nl/nl/publicaties/publicaties/nederland-regionaal/gom/2002/pdf/a/alkemade.pdf Statistics in Dutch (pdf)] - with (towards the end) a map showing the neighborhoods and (a few pages further) the population figures etc. as well as the grouping into quarters.
*http://www.plattegronden.nl/gemeentealkemade/ - map
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