Oog in Al

Oog in Al (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌoːx ɪn ˈɑl], Utrecht dialect: [ˌouχ ɪn ˈæl]) is a residential area in the west of the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal, the Merwede Canal and the Leidse Rijn canal form the area's limits, rendering it a man-made island in the shape of a triangle. From the 12th century, the area of present-day Oog in Al was part of the 'Trechter Weide', the communal meadow of the city of Utrecht. The meadow was divided in the 'Hoge Weide' and 'Lage We...