• five murders. Willem van Eijk was born in 1941 in the small village of Korteraar, South Holland, then under the German occupation of the Netherlands. He...
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    municipality of Nieuwkoop includes the following communities: Aardam Korteraar Langeraar Nieuwkoop Nieuwveen Noordeinde Noorden Noordsedorp Papenveer...
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    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...
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    name "Papenveer" means "Catholics' ferry". When the Catholic Church in Korteraar closed in 1822, churchgoers had to cross the river De Aar to go to the...
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  • 96806; 4.62917 (Kortenoord) Korteraar Nieuwkoop 52°10′25″N 4°43′55″E / 52.17361°N 4.73194°E / 52.17361; 4.73194 (Korteraar) Kortland Alblasserdam 51°52′00″N...
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