Kaag en Braassem is an municipality in the north of the Dutch province of South Holland, north of the city of Leiden and southwest of airport Schiphol. The municipality is an result of an merger with the municipalities of Alkemade and Jacobswoude in the year 2009. The former municipality of Alkemade consist of seven village namely: Roelofarendsveen, Oude Wetering, Rijpwetering, Oud Ade, Nieuwe Wetering en De Kaag. The other Jacobswoude is an result of three merged municipalities in the year 1991 but the villages it consist are: Leimuiden, Woubrugge, Hoogmade en Rijnsaterwoude. Then there are in the 72.24 km2 (27.89 sq mi) big area small area four small hamlets. The current municipality named after the Kagerplassen an small lake system and Braassemermeer is an big lake, the short of them is Kaag en Braassem. The municipality is relying on greenhouse horticulture and agriculture but also water tourism. If its will freeze hard when the lakes are frozen skating and ice sailing are populair activities. Also the area is suitable to ride with your bike in the countryside, one famous Dutch cyclist Joep Zoetemelk is from Rijpwetering. The people here are always in for a village party every now and then, especially the one in Roelofarendsveen somewhere in September each year. So let take an look at the flag.
The big no of vexillogists is on the flag, letters and is Dutch for municipality of Kaag and Braassem. The background is white and have no meaning. But the purple and green has lot to say. The windmill blades shape in the upper left and lower right of the flag symbolize the many windmills in the municipality, when this flag was created the municipality has most of the Netherlands within its borders namely 21. The purple and green wave patters symbolize the waterways and recreational opportunities. The windmill blades points to the upper right symbolize the greenhouses. The other green straight shapes of the blades symbolize the fields and meadows where the cattle and sheep are grazing, the thick bold green line symbolize that too. The bold purple line symbolize the motorway A4 and the high-spaad railway that goes trough the area. Earlier mentioned that the color purple represented water, cause its an mixing of blue stands for water en red for urbanization. Some villages there are urbanize slightly quickly, especially Roelofarendsveen. In short its an well thought out flag, only ditch those letters.
The big no of vexillogists is on the flag, letters and is Dutch for municipality of Kaag and Braassem. The background is white and have no meaning. But the purple and green has lot to say. The windmill blades shape in the upper left and lower right of the flag symbolize the many windmills in the municipality, when this flag was created the municipality has most of the Netherlands within its borders namely 21. The purple and green wave patters symbolize the waterways and recreational opportunities. The windmill blades points to the upper right symbolize the greenhouses. The other green straight shapes of the blades symbolize the fields and meadows where the cattle and sheep are grazing, the thick bold green line symbolize that too. The bold purple line symbolize the motorway A4 and the high-spaad railway that goes trough the area. Earlier mentioned that the color purple represented water, cause its an mixing of blue stands for water en red for urbanization. Some villages there are urbanize slightly quickly, especially Roelofarendsveen. In short its an well thought out flag, only ditch those letters.
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