Kaag en Braassem
Kaag en Braassem 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:
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Topography
''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem, June 2015''Notable people
- Marinus Heijnes a Dutch impressionist artist of the Hague School
Sport
- Cornelis van Staveren a sailor who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Joop Zoetemelk a retired professional racing cyclist, raised in Rijpwetering
- Monique Velzeboer a Dutch skater and photographer, medallist in the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Michael Buskermolen a Dutch retired footballer with 399 club caps with AZ Alkmaar
- Bob de Jong a Dutch former speed skater, silver, gold and twice bronze medallist at the 1998 2006 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics
- Margot Boer a Dutch former speed skater, competed in the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics
- Claudia van den Heiligenberg a Dutch footballer
- Femke Heemskerk a Dutch competitive swimmer, gold and silver medallist at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics