Hoogmade

Village in South Holland, Netherlands

Hoogmade

Village

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Hoogmade

Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands

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Hoogmade

Location in the Netherlands

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Coordinates: 52°10′N 4°35′E﻿ / ﻿52.167°N 4.583°E﻿ / 52.167; 4.583
Country| Netherlands
Province| South Holland
Municipality| Kaag en Braassem
Area

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• Total

| 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Elevation

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| −1.0 m (−3.3 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 1,460
• Density| 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

2355[1]

Dialing code| 071
Major roads| A4 N446

Hoogmade is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 7 km east of Leiden, in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem.

## History

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The village was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as "Hoghe made", and means "elevated hay land".[3] Hoogmade is a peat excavation settlement which developed in the Middle Ages.[4]

The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with open wooden tower built between 1729 and 1730 as a replacement of the medieval church. The Catholic Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Geboorte church is an aisleless church with built-in tower with needle spire. It was built between 1931 and 1932 to replace the 1875 church which had collapsed.[4] On 4 November 2019, the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Geboorte church was severely damaged by fire.[5] With the help of many volunteers to raise money, three years after this fire the rebuilding of the church has started [6]

The polder mill Doesmolen was built around 1636. It was in service until 1953. In 1965, it was restored and functions on a voluntary basis.[7]

Hoogmade was home to 311 people in 1840.[8] It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1855, when it merged with Woubrugge.[9] In 2009, it became part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem.[8]

## Gallery

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* Canal view

* Map of Hoogmade

* The Does waterway, close to Hoogmade

* Dutch Reformed church

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 2355AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
3. ^ "Hoogmade - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
4. ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2004). "Hoogmade" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9034-3. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
5. ^ Pieters, Janene. "Videos: Church burns down in Zuid-Holland village; locals devastated". Netherlands Times. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
6. ^ "Drie jaar na brand wordt de OLV Geboortekerk in Hoogmade herbouwd". 31 October 2022.
7. ^ "Doesmolen". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
8. ^ a b "Hoogmade". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
9. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2009.

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Populated places in the municipality of Kaag en Braassem

Towns|

* Roelofarendsveen

Villages|

* Hoogmade
* Kaag
* Leimuiden
* Nieuwe Wetering
* Oud Ade
* Oude Wetering
* Rijnsaterwoude
* Rijpwetering
* Woubrugge

Hamlets|

* Zevenhuizen

List of cities, towns and villages in South Holland
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