Ter Aar: Polder Village in the Nieuwkoop Lakes District
Between the Nieuwkoopse Plassen and the Braassemermeer, Ter Aar occupies the watery polder landscape of South Holland's lake district. The village has about 9,630 residents and falls within the gemeente Nieuwkoop. Peat extraction created the surrounding lakes centuries ago; they are now managed as nature reserves and used for recreation.
The centre along the Aardamseweg is modest. Dairy farming continues in the surrounding polders, though many residents commute to Alphen aan den Rijn, Leiden, or Amsterdam. The Nieuwkoopse Plassen are important for marshland birds and have Natura 2000 protection. Alphen aan den Rijn is about 8 kilometres north, Leiden roughly 15 kilometres west.
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Between the Nieuwkoopse Plassen and the Braassemermeer, Ter Aar occupies the watery polder landscape of South Holland's lake district. The village has about 9,630 residents and falls within the gemeente Nieuwkoop. Peat extraction created the surrounding lakes centuries ago; they are now managed as nature reserves and used for recreation.
The centre along the Aardamseweg is modest. Dairy farming continues in the surrounding polders, though many residents commute to Alphen aan den Rijn, Leiden, or Amsterdam. The Nieuwkoopse Plassen are important for marshland birds and have Natura 2000 protection. Alphen aan den Rijn is about 8 kilometres north, Leiden roughly 15 kilometres west.
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