Nieuwkoop | |
|---|---|
 Nieuwkoopse plassen | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°11′N 4°46′E / 52.183°N 4.767°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Robbert-Jan van Duijn (CDA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 91.16 km2 (35.20 sq mi) |
| • Land | 78.05 km2 (30.14 sq mi) |
| • Water | 13.11 km2 (5.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −5 m (−16 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 29,151 |
| • Density | 373/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 2420–2441, 2460–2461, 3651–3653 |
| Area code | 0172, 0297 |
| Website | www |
Nieuwkoop (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈniukoːp] ) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality was enlarged on 1 January 2007, through the amalgamation of Liemeer and Ter Aar. The municipality now covers an area of 91.16 km2 (35.20 sq mi) of which 13.11 km2 (5.06 sq mi) is water. Its population was 29,151 in 2021.
On May 3, 2008, the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad published an article which stated that Nieuwkoop is the safest municipality of the Netherlands.
The municipality of Nieuwkoop includes the following communities:
- Aardam
- Korteraar
- Langeraar
- Nieuwkoop
- Nieuwveen
- Noordeinde
- Noorden
- Noordsedorp
- Papenveer
- Ter Aar
- Vrouwenakker
- Woerdense Verlaat
- Zevenhoven
- ^ "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Nieuwkoop. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 2441LE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.