Country Netherlands Local time Friday 11:31 PM Municipality Katwijk | Population 3,900 (2006) Province South Holland | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Valkenburg ( pronunciation ) 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.
Map of Valkenburg, Netherlands
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. 2010 marked its 1066th year of operation.
The former Valkenburg Naval Air Base, which was situated here since 1936, was closed in 2006.
References
Valkenburg, South Holland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA