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Noordwijk
Noordwijk | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view over Noordwijk aan Zee | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°14′N 4°27′E / 52.233°N 4.450°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Wendy Verkleij-Eimers (VVD) (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 74.94 km2 (28.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 58.37 km2 (22.54 sq mi) |
| • Water | 16.57 km2 (6.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 44,062 |
| • Density | 755/km2 (1,960/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Noordwijker |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 2200–2204 |
| Area code | 071 |
| Website | www |
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Noordwijk (pronounced [ˈnoːrtʋɛik] ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 74.94 km2 (28.93 sq mi) of which 16.57 km2 (6.40 sq mi) is water and had a population of 44,062 in 2021.
On 1 January 2019, the former municipality of Noordwijkerhout became part of Noordwijk.
Besides its beaches, Noordwijk is also known for its bulb flower fields. It is located in an area called the "Dune and Bulb Region" (Duin- en Bollenstreek).
Noordwijk is also the location of the headquarters for the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), part of the European Space Agency (ESA). ESA's visitors' centre Space Expo is a permanent space exhibition.
- ^ "J.P.J. Lokker (Burgemeester)" [J.P.J. Lokker (Mayor)] (in Dutch). Gemeente Noordwijk. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 2201HW". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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