Noordwijk

(population: 24,452 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 51.53 km² (of which 16.12 km² water).

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It is the location of the headquarters for the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), part of the European Space Agency (ESA). The visitors' centre Space Expo is a permanent space exhibition.

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The municipality of Noordwijk consists of the following towns, villages and townships: Noordwijk aan Zee, Noordwijk-Binnen.

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Noordwijk received city rights in 1398.

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Netherlands: The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland; IPA pronunciation: /"ne:d?rlant/) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands that is formed by the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.(Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). The Netherlands is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional m...

South Holland: :This article is about the province of the Netherlands. For the town in the United States, see South Holland, Illinois; for the district of Lincolnshire, see South Holland, England...

European Space Research and Technology Centre: The European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) is the European Space Agency (ESA)'s main technology development and test centre for spacecraft and space technology. It is situated in Noordwijk, South Holland, in the western Netherlands....

Noordwijk related Images and Photos (experimental)

Dune in Noordwijk Netherland 1908