Valkenburg (South Holland)
- Valkenburg (South Holland)
:"For the other Valkenburg in Limburg, see: Valkenburg aan de Geul."
, in the western Netherlands. Valkenburg is now part of the municipality Katwijk.
On January 1, 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.
The former military airbase, that was stuated in this place since 1936 was closed in 2006.
External links
* [http://www.valkenburgzh.nl official website]
*http://www.plattegronden.nl/valkenburg/
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