Katwijk
Katwijk is a municipality in the Netherlands. It is near the coast of the North Sea. It is about 16 kilometers north from The Hague. There are 62,825 people living in Katwijk.
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| Coordinates: 52°11′57.2″N 4°24′48.3″E / 52.199222°N 4.413417°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province | 22x20px Zuid-Holland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cornelis Visser |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.75 km2 (9.56 sq mi) |
| Population (January 1, 2001) | |
| • Total | 59,569 |
| • Density | 2,407/km2 (6,230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| Postal code(s) | 2221–2225, 2231, 2232, 2235, 2236 |
| MCN | 0537 |
| Website | Official website |
The municipality is very popular with tourists, especially those from Germany. Some of the most popular tourist attractions of Katwijk are the beach, several museums and galleries of fine art, a railway museum, and some museums of local and regional history. Near Katwijk are the headquarters of the European space organisation ESA with its space travel museum Space Expo (on the town's borders), Duinrell in Wassenaar and Keukenhof in Lisse.
Katwijk is known for its wide-spread graffiti culture. Several legal graffiti places can be found in the town. Graffiti-related activities are often organised, for example covering the local lighthouse with graffiti.
On 1 January 2006, Rijnsburg and Valkenburg were merged into the municipality of Katwijk.
Gallery
- Tram met museum op achtergrond.jpg
Steam tram at tramstop Valkenburgse Meer, with railway museum at the background
- Prins Hendrikkanaal (haven) Katwijk.jpg
Prins Hendrikcanal
- Turfmarkt Katwijk.jpg
Old Rhine with Turfmarkt square at the background
- Lighthouse with graffiti.jpg
Lighthouse covered in graffiti
Katwijk Media
- Katwijk-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg
Dutch Topographic map of Katwijk (urban area), March 2014
Coastal boulevard in Katwijk
- Katwijk 1865.png
Historic map of Katwijk, the Netherlands
- Blauwe Tram motorwagen A 106 Katwijk 2015.JPG
NZH Blue tram at the Rijnstraat on a celebrational heritage service, over 60 years after the abolishment of the interlocal tramway in and around Katwijk.
- Esther Ouwehand (cropped).jpg
Esther Ouwehand
made bij Richard Mulder
- Katwijk overzicht vanuit de vuurbaak.jpg
Overview Katwijk aan Zee, The Netherlands
- Boulevard Katwijk aan Zee 2.jpg
De Boulevard in Katwijk aan Zee.
