Valkenburg, South Holland facts for kids
This page is about the village in South Holland. For the municipality in Limburg, see Valkenburg aan de Geul.
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Valkenburg from the Oude Rijn
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 Valkenburg
Location in South Holland
Valkenburg
Location in Netherlands
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | South Holland | ||
| Municipality | Katwijk | ||
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| • Total | 5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 0.6 m (2.0 ft) | ||
| Population
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| • Total | 6,275 | ||
| • Density | 1,089.4/km2 (2,821.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postal code |
2235
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| Dialing code | 071 | ||
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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.
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.
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