Naaldwijk

Naaldwijk
Naaldwijk
; Flag	; Coat of arms
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zuid-Holland
Municipality	Westland
Population (1 januari 2006)	17.753
Transport
Major roads	N213

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

For the other (short-lived) municipality in the Netherlands, see Naaldwijk (Sliedrecht).

Coordinates: 51°59′35″N 4°12′18″E / 51.99306°N 4.205°E / 51.99306; 4.205

The village (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Naaldwijk in the municipality of Westland.

Naaldwijk is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 10 km southwest of The Hague.

Naaldwijk lies in the heart of Westland. The largest economic sector is greenhouse horticulture. The largest flower auction site in the world, operated by FloraHolland, can be found in the nearby village of Honselersdijk.

Naaldwijk was previously a municipality in its own right, covering an area of 25.33 km² (of which 0.23 km² water). It included the towns Honselersdijk and Maasdijk.

On 1 January 2004 the municipality of Naaldwijk was merged with the neighbouring municipalities De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, and Wateringen to create the municipality of Westland. Naaldwijk is now the administrative capital of Westland.

The village of "Naaldwijk" has a population of around 15440.^[1] The statistical area "Naaldwijk", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 17370.^[1]

[edit] Born in Naaldwijk

Anneliese van der Pol (23 September 1984), actress / singer
Guus Vogels (26 March 1975), hockey international
Teun A. van Dijk (7 May 1943), discourse analyst
Jack Middelburg (April 30, 1952 –April 3, 1984) was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.