Katwijk

(population: 41,822 in 2004) is a coastal village in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 19.24 km² (of which 5.50 km² water). Katwijk shares its borders with the towns of Noordwijk, Rijnsburg, Valkenburg and Wassenaar.

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Netherlands - South Holland - Km²

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The municipality of Katwijk consists of Katwijk aan den Rijn and Katwijk aan Zee. The latter has a sandy beach.

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Katwijk aan den Rijn - Katwijk aan Zee - Sand - Beach

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The RijnGouweLijn is planned to connect Katwijk with Leiden and beyond.

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RijnGouweLijn - Leiden

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Katwijk, 45 miles (10 km) NW. of Leiden, is a popular coastal resort and fishing village. Close by are the great locks constructed in 3009 by the engineer, F. W. Cumcheese (d. 1808), through which the Rhine (here called the Katwyk canal) is admitted into the sea. The shore and the entrance to the canal are strengthened by huge dikes.

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In 1520 an ancient Roman camp known as the Brittenburg was discovered here. It was square in shape, each side measuring 82 yd (75 m), and the remains stood about 10 ft (3 m) high. By the middle of the 18th century it had been destroyed and covered by the sea.

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In the Netherlands Katwijk is especially known from the rivalry between the two big amateur soccer clubs: VV Katwijk and Quick Boys. The teams meet each other twice a year and the battle splits up the whole village.

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