Valkenburg, South Holland

Valkenburg ([ˈvɑlkə(m)bʏr(ə)x] (listen)) 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.[1]

This article is about the town in South Holland. For the municipality in Limburg, see Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Valkenburg
Valkenburg from the Oude Rijn
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Location of former municipality Valkenburg
Coordinates: 52°10′47″N 4°25′54″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZuid Holland
MunicipalityKatwijk
Population
 (2006)
3,900

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.[2] 2010 marked its 1066th year of operation.

The former Valkenburg Naval Air Base, which was situated here since 1936, was closed in 2006.

See also
  • Stoomtrein Valkenburgse Meer

References
  1. CBS, 2006
  2. http://www.demart.nl/page6.aspx Op 8 september 2010 viert Valkenburg de 1066e editie van Neerlands Oudste Paardenmarkt


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