Editing Ter Aar

{{Infobox settlement
|name               = Ter Aar
|image_map          = LocatieTerAar.png
|map_caption        = Location in South Holland
|subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name   = [[Netherlands]]
|subdivision_type1  = Province
|subdivision_name1  = [[South Holland]]
|subdivision_type2  = Municipality
|subdivision_name2  = [[Nieuwkoop]]
|area_total_km2     = 21.71
|area_land_km2      = 19.35
|area_water_km2     = 2.36
|population         = 9007
|population_as_of   = 1 July 2006
|density            =
|website            =
|image_shield       = Ter Aar wapen.svg
|image_flag         = Flag of Ter Aar.svg
|postal_code        = 2460-2461
|coordinates        = {{coord|52|9|59|N|4|42|29|E|region:NL|display=inline}}
}}

{{Coord|52|10|N|4|43|E|display=title}}

'''Ter Aar''' ({{IPA|nl|tɛr ˈaːr|-|360 Ter Aar.ogg}}) is a town and former municipality in the western [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[South Holland]]. It is located about 6&nbsp;km northeast of [[Alphen aan den Rijn]]. The town had a population of 9,007 on 1 July 2006.

The area of Ter Aar is divided into two parts by the small canal [[De Aar (river)|De Aar]]. The western, larger part is named [[Langeraar]] (''Long Aar''), the eastern part [[Korteraar]] (''Short Aar''). These are also the names of two villages in the area. In 1788, the former village of Langeraar was destroyed by a flood; a village of that name was rebuilt in the northern part of the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiolot.nl/verzorgingsgebied.php|website=radiolot.nl|title=Verzorgingsgebied|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517064143/http://www.radiolot.nl/verzorgingsgebied.php|archive-date=2008-05-17}}</ref>
[[File:Nieuwkoop-Ter Aar, de Gereformeerde kerk GM0569WN045 IMG 0655 2022-03-27 14.28.jpg|Ter Aar, reformed church|thumb|left|200px]]
At the former location of Langeraar, the new village of [[Aardam]] ({{Coord|52|9|57|N|4|42|40|E|region:NL_type:city}}) was built, near a bridge across the Aar. The Kerkbuurt (''Church Neighbourhood'', {{Coord|52|10|15|N|4|42|0|E|region:NL_type:city(100)}}) was located northwest of Aardam around the reformed church, which was built in 1568.<ref>{{vanderAA-AW|A|20||RA1-PA20}}</ref> The current village of Ter Aar is built around these two former villages.

North of Aardam, the hamlet [[Papenveer]] grew around a ferry across the Aar.

The municipality Ter Aar existed from 1812 to 2007. In 1817, the small municipality of [[Vrijhoeven]] was split off; it merged again with Ter Aar in 1841.<ref>{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref> In 2004, the municipality covered an area of {{convert|21.71|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} of which {{convert|2.34|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} was water. Its population was 9,010. Ter Aar was merged into the municipality of [[Nieuwkoop]] on 1 January 2007.

==People from Ter Aar==
* Jan W. van der Hoorn (1923–2017), speed skater and winner of the 1947 [[Elfstedentocht]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ad.nl/groene-hart/een-paar-weken-na-de-tocht-van-47-waren-zijn-ogen-nog-bevroren~a47b10e2/ |title=Een paar weken na de tocht van '47 waren zijn ogen nog bevroren (A few weeks after the 1947 tour, his eyes were still frozen) |author=Hans-Paul Andriessen |date=2017-04-06 |website=AD (Algemeen Dagblad) |language=Dutch }}</ref>
* Deborah (Bora) van der Hoorn (1927), sister of Jan W., speed skater, winner of the 1947 Ronde van Loosdrecht (120&nbsp;km). She was one of six women that finished the recreational 1947 Elfstedentocht. Women were not allowed to participate in the race.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.schaatsen.nl/verhalen/deborah-van-der-hoorn-pionier-op-het-ijs/ |title=Deborah van der Hoorn: pionier op het ijs |language=Dutch |website=Schaatsen.nl |date=2015-02-24 }}</ref><!-- http://web.archive.org/web/20150331012526/https://www.schaatsen.nl/verhalen/deborah-van-der-hoorn-pionier-op-het-ijs/ -->
* Jan J. van der Hoorn (1931–2016), nephew of Jan W. and Bora, speed skater, one of five joined winners of the 1956 Elfstedentocht. He started a skating shop in Ter Aar.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.schaatsen.nl/nieuws/2016/elfstedenwinnaar-jan-j-van-der-hoorn-overleden/ |title=Elfstedenwinnaar Jan J. van der Hoorn overleden |website=Schaatsen.nl |date=2016-11-26 |language=Dutch }}</ref>
* Lenie van der Hoorn-Langelaan (1948), winner of the 1985 Elfstedentocht, the first women's race edition, and 11 alternative Elfstedentochten<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2364985-elfstedenwinnaressen-alsnog-gehuldigd-voor-winnen-tocht-der-tochten |title=Elfstedenwinnaressen alsnog gehuldigd voor winnen Tocht der Tochten |website=NOS.nl |date=2021-01-18 |language=Dutch }} Includes documentary Andere Tijden Sport: ''De onzichtbare winnares van de Elfstedentocht'' (The invisible winner of the Elfstedentocht).</ref>
* [[Jos Valentijn]] (1952), Dutch speed skater, silver medallist at the [[World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men|1973 World Sprint Championships]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportgeschiedenis.nl/schaatsen/de-woelige-schaatscarriere-van-jos-valentijn/ |title=De woelige schaatscarrière van Jos Valentijn (The turbulent skating career of Jos Valentijn) |date=2019-02-14 |website=Sportgeschiedenis.nl |language=Dutch }}</ref><!-- http://web.archive.org/web/20190726083913/https://sportgeschiedenis.nl/schaatsen/de-woelige-schaatscarriere-van-jos-valentijn/ -->
* Jody Pijper (1952), Dutch voice actress and singer in [[Stars on 45]] (Stars On, Starsound, Star Sound), a Dutch novelty pop act that was successful in Europe, the United States, and Australia in the early 1980s, with their [[Stars on 45 (song)|Stars on 45 song medley]].
* [[Jens Toornstra]] (1989), Dutch professional [[association football|footballer]], player for the Dutch national team, Feyenoord, FC Utrecht and ADO Den Haag.
* [[Melissa Wijfje]] (1995), Dutch speed skater and 2020 European Speed Skating Champion in the Women's team pursuit.

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.nieuwkoop.nl}}
*[http://www.plattegronden.nl/gemeenteliemeer-teraar-nieuwkoop/ plattegronden.nl]

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[[Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2007]]
[[Category:Populated places in South Holland]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of South Holland]]
[[Category:Geography of Nieuwkoop]]


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