Valkenburg, South Holland
Valkenburg | |
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.jpg) Valkenburg from the Oude Rijn | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Limburg | Limburg |
| Municipality | Katwijk |
| Population (2006) | 3,900 |
Valkenburg (population: 3,900[1] in 2006) is a village and former municipality in the province of South Holland, in the
western Netherlands. Valkenburg is now part of the municipality Katwijk.
On 1 January 2006, Valkenburg and Rijnsburg were merged into the new municipality Katwijk. The former municipality of Valkenburg had about 3878 inhabitants (1 June 2005) and a surface area of 15.74 km² (6.08 mile²) of which 0.23 km² (0.09 mile²) 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 military airbase, which was situated here since 1936, was closed in 2006.
References
- ^ CBS, 2006
- ^ http://www.demart.nl/page6.aspx Op 8 september 2010 viert Valkenburg de 1066e editie van Neerlands Oudste Paardenmarkt
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