 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 Weide' ("high meadow" and "low meadow"), divided by a canal, the Vletsloot.Oog in Al was later built in the 'Hoge Weide' part of the communal meadow.