Valkenburg, South Holland

This article is about the village in South Holland. For the municipality in Limburg, see Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Valkenburg
Village
Valkenburg from the Oude Rijn
Valkenburg from the Oude Rijn
Flag of Valkenburg
Flag
Coat of arms of Valkenburg
Coat of arms
Valkenburg is located in South Holland
Valkenburg
Valkenburg
Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands
Valkenburg is located in Netherlands
Valkenburg
Valkenburg
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°10′45″N 4°26′12″E / 52.1792°N 4.4368°E / 52.1792; 4.4368
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityKatwijk
Area
[1]
 • Total
5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
6,275
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2235[1]
Dialing code071

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]

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.

  1. ^ a b c "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. 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