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Place in South Holland, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Valkenburg ([ˈvɑlkə(m)bʏr(ə)x] ) is a village and former municipality in the province of South Holland, in the western Netherlands. Valkenburg is now part of the municipality Katwijk and had a population of 3,900 in 2006.[3]
Valkenburg | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52.1792°N 4.4368°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | South Holland |
Municipality | Katwijk |
Area | |
• Total | 5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0.6 m (2.0 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 6,275 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 2235[1] |
Dialing code | 071 |
On 1 January 2006, Valkenburg and Rijnsburg were merged into the municipality of Katwijk. The former municipality of Valkenburg had about 3878 inhabitants (1 June 2005) and a surface area of 15.74 km2 (6.08 sq mi) of which 0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi) is water.
On the second Wednesday in September there is a horse market, the oldest in the Netherlands.[4] 2010 marked its 1066th year of operation.
The former Valkenburg Naval Air Base, which was situated here since 1936, was closed in 2006.
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