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    • Katwijk is a coastal municipality and town in the province of South Holland, which is situated in the mid-western part of the Netherlands. The Oude Rijn ("Old Rhine") river flows through the town and into the North Sea. Katwijk is located on the North Sea, northwest of Leiden and 16 km north of The Hague. It shares its borders with the municipalities of Noordwijk, T… See more

    Districts

    The town consists of a number of districts, including namesakes Katwijk aan den Rijn and Katwijk aan Zee. On 1 January 2005 the various districts had the following populations:
    Katwijk aa… See more

    History

    The name "Katwijk" probably has its origins in the name of a Germanic tribe called the Chatten (Chatti). The Dutch word "wijk" means "area", so the name probably meant something like "the Chatti area".
    In Roman ti… See more

    CountryNetherlands
    ProvinceSouth Holland
    Elevation5 m (16 ft)
    Area code071
    Public transportation

    Katwijk is a larger town in the Netherlands without a railway station, and the largest without any railway connection. The nearest railway stations are Voorhout and Leiden. Katwijk is connected by bus with Noordwijk… See more

    Sport

    The town has multiple football clubs: VV Katwijk, Quick Boys and Rijnsburgse Boys are all semi-professional Tweede Divisie clubs, whereas FC Rijnvogels and Valken '68 are amateur club playing further down the league pyr… See more

    Notable people

    • Charley Toorop (1891 in Katwijk – 1955) a Dutch painter and lithographer
    • Esther Ouwehand (born 1976 in Katwijk) a politician, parliamentarian for the Party for the Animals… See more

    Tourist attractions

    Katwijk is a seaside resort with a wide sandy beach. Its attractiveness is mainly due to its laid-back atmosphere. The boulevard along the shore is not spoiled by large hotels or apartment blocks and has not given i… See more

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