title: Kaag
text: # Kaag
  
  Kaag is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem, and lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) northeast of Leiden.
  
  The village of Kaag lies on an island called Kagereiland in the Kager Lakes (Kagerplassen). To reach De Kaag, a ferry can be taken from Buitenkaag all year or Zevenhuizen in the summer months.
  
  De Kaag is also part of an area called the Duin- en Bollenstreek ("Dune and Bulb Region").
  
  The village is conventionally referred to as "De Kaag", but the name reported on both English and Dutch maps is just "Kaag".
  
  ## History
  
  The village is first mentioned in 1308, called "Kaghe", meaning "lands outside the dike". Kaag developed as a dike village on the island Kagereiland in the Kagermeer. Until the end of the 16th century De Kaag was the largest settlement in the Alkemade area. The island received its current shape between the Haarlemmermeer was poldered in 1852.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Church in the village.
  * Historic view of Kagerplassen by Marinus Heijnes
  * Farm on Kaag
  * Ferry between Haarlemmermeer (left) and Kaag (right)
  