De Kwakel

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De Kwakel

Total population

4,366

Coordinates52.24°, 4.79°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

De Kwakel is a village in the municipality of Uithoorn, North Holland, the Netherlands, near the border with South Holland. Having 3880 inhabitants in 2006, it is close to Kudelstaart and Aalsmeer.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Nicolien Sauerbreij

Dutch snowboarder

Jan Willem de Pous

Dutch politician (1920-1996)

J

Joop Stokkel

equestrian

C

Casparus Johannes Rinkel

Dutch bishop (1826-1906)

Fred Borgman

Dutch politician (1946–1996)

Peter R. de Vries

Dutch Investigative journalist and crime reporter (1956–2021)

Jos Valentijn

Dutch speed skater

W

Wim Bocxe

Dutch politician (1898-1984)

T

Tessa van Dijk

Dutch speed skater

H

Hans van der Meer

Dutch photographer (born 1955)

P

Piet Bon

Dutch rower

Theo Molkenboer

Dutch architect (1796–1863)

I

IJke Buisma

Dutch sportsperson and athletics competitor (1907-1994)

M

Michael Buskermolen

Dutch footballer

C

Cornelis van Staveren

Olympic sailor (1889–1982)

Anton Roosjen

Dutch politician (1894-1978)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Holland

• Uithoorn
  1.4 mi away · pop. 24,835
• Kudelstaart
  1.9 mi away · pop. 9,218
• Aalsmeer
  2.7 mi away · pop. 22,168
• Aalsmeerderbrug
  3 mi away · pop. 501
• Nes aan de Amstel
  3.6 mi away
• Rijsenhout
  3.6 mi away · pop. 4,232
• Burgerveen
  4.8 mi away · pop. 328
• Amstelveen
  5.2 mi away · pop. 89,321
• Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
  6.2 mi away · pop. 8,620
• Hoofddorp
  6.3 mi away · pop. 76,638
• Weteringbrug
  6.4 mi away · pop. 372
• Badhoevedorp
  6.9 mi away · pop. 12,937

Browse all places in North Holland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana

Seen 2026-09-24

Lawn daisy

Bellis perennis

Seen 2026-09-24

Large White

Pieris brassicae

Seen 2026-09-23

Silver-sided Sector Spider

Zygiella x-notata

Seen 2026-09-23

Common Wood-Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Seen 2026-09-23

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-09-22

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-09-22

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Seen 2026-09-22

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Seen 2026-09-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).