Valkenburg, South Holland

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Valkenburg
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Valkenburg from the Oude Rijn
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Valkenburg
Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands
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Valkenburg
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°10′45″N4°26′12″E / 52.1792°N 4.4368°E / 52.1792; 4.4368
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Katwijk
Area
[1]
 • Total
5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Elevation
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0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
6,275
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2235 [1]
Dialing code 071

Valkenburg (Dutch pronunciation: [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]

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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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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 2235AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. ↑ CBS, 2006
  4. ↑ http://www.demart.nl/page6.aspx Op 8 september 2010 viert Valkenburg de 1066e editie van Neerlands Oudste Paardenmarkt


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