Katwijk aan den Rijn
in Gemeente Katwijk of South Holland, Netherlands
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (16 mi) - Rotterdam Airport (16 mi)
- Lelystad Airport (50 mi)
- De Kooy Airport (53 mi)
- Eindhoven Airport (66 mi)
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Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (69 mi) - Brussels Airport (89 mi)
- Hasselt Airport (94 mi)
- Van Nellefabriek (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht (Unesco heritage, 23 mi)
- Defence Line of Amsterdam (Unesco heritage, 23 mi)
- Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (Unesco heritage, 24 mi)
- Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 93 mi)
- Stoclet House (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Drievliet (amusement park, (10 mi)
- Diergaarde Blijdorp (zoo, (18 mi)
- Marine Seaport (marina, (19 mi)
- Archeon (amusement park, (11 mi)
- Linnaeushof (amusement park, (12 mi)
- Vogelpark Avifauna (zoo, (10 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.194 and 4.422 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 11' 39" and E 4° 25' 19"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, Western Frisian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:09 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:14 am and 4:42 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Netherlands.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Netherlands. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Katwijk aan den Rijn
Katwijk aan den Rijn in Gemeente Katwijk (South Holland) with it's 5,940 inhabitants is a city in Netherlands about 23 mi (or 38 km) south-west of Amsterdam, the country's capital.
Local time in Katwijk aan den Rijn is now 03:09 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Amsterdam with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Katwijk aan den Rijn, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Netherlands is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in a distance of 16 mi (or 27 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Netherlands is Van Nellefabriek in a distance of 19 mi (or 30 km), South. We found 6 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: The Hague, Haarlem, Heemskerk, Heiloo and Amsterdam. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 43 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 42% |
| Air Pressure | 999 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 19 km/h (12 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Holiday Inn LEIDEN
Hogerhuys
Golden Tulip Noordwijk Beach
Hilton Garden Inn Leiden
Vesper
Villa Beukenhof
Prominent Inn Hotel
Van der Valk Hotel Leiden
Radisson Blu Palace Hotel
Villa de Duinen
Videos from this area
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4x4 Katwijk Zanderij! 6x6 Volvo, Tank, Trucks, Jet Engined truck!
Unedited raw material of a great day in katwijk, netherlands! Lots of unique cars!
Katwijk Centrael
DVS Junioren en Senioren Katwijk Barner Musikanten
Dvs junioren en senioren samen op weg naar het clubhuis vanaf de taptoe bij het gemeentehuis 29-04-2010.
Sinterklaas Intocht Katwijk aan Zee - RTV Katwijk
In deze video kijkt u naar de intocht van sinterklaas in Katwijk aan Zee.
Zonne energie in Katwijk -RTV Katwijk
In deze aflevering van RTV Katwijk kijken we naar alles rondom de zonnepanelen, wat levert het op, hoe word het bevestigt, enzovoort.
De Plek met J P Bekker - RTV Katwijk
In deze aflevering van de plek gaan we naar een inwoner van katwijk, die een belangrijke rol heeft gespeeld in katwijk.
Truckrun Katwijk 2012
Half Tien - 02-03-2015 - RTV Katwijk
Tweewekelijkse programma over schrijvers boeken en actualiteiten.
Sinterklaas intocht Katwijk aan den Rijn
NSS in the dunes at Katwijk - NSS in de duinen bij Katwijk
In this film made by Hans de Bruin and Aalt van der Ham( both still active at Narrow Gauge Museum Valkenburgse Meer) you wil see more pictures of NSS narrow gauge steamlocomotives in their...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Rijnsburg
' is a community in the eastern part of the town of Katwijk, in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The name means Rhine's Burg in Dutch.
Valkenburg, South Holland
For the other Valkenburg in Limburg, see: Valkenburg aan de Geul. ' 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.
European Space Research and Technology Centre
The European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) is the European Space Agency's main technology development and test centre for spacecraft and space technology. It is situated in Noordwijk, South Holland, in the western Netherlands. At ESTEC, about 2500 engineers, technicians and scientists work hands-on with mission design, spacecraft and space technology.
Katwijk aan Zee
Katwijk aan Zee (literally, Katwijk-on-Sea) is a seaside resort located on the North Sea at the mouth of the Oude Rijn. It is situated in the municipality of Katwijk and the province of South Holland.
Nieuwe Kerk, Katwijk aan Zee
The Nieuwe Kerk ("New Church") in Katwijk, the Netherlands, is the oldest and best known work of the architect H.J. Jesse (1860–1943). It was built to replace the nearby Andreaskerk, which had become too small.
Valkenburg Naval Air Base
Valkenburg Naval Air Base is a former air base located just south of Valkenburg, which is part of Katwijk and close to the city of Leiden, that was used by the Royal Netherlands Navy up until 2006, being their base for the Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft, which were sold to Germany and Portugal, resulting in the closure of the air base.
Corpus (museum)
The Corpus Museum is a human biology interactive museum, located near Oegstgeest in the Netherlands. Billed as "a journey through the human body", the museum provides both education and entertainment through a combination of permanent and variable collections. Opened in 2008 by Queen Beatrix, the museum is the world's first museum of its type.
Brittenburg
The Brittenburg, or Lugdunum Batavorum, is a Roman ruin west of Leiden that was visible on the beach between Katwijk aan Zee and Noordwijk aan Zee after storms in the years of 1520, 1552 and 1562. It was quite a large complex located at the mouth of the Oude Rijn (old river Rhine), which today is believed to be about a kilometer westwards (offshore in the North Sea) of the current location of the European Space Research and Technology Centre.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Katwijk aan den Rijn.
Noordwijk › North-East: Noordwijk Beach, Noordwijk (source)
Katwijk Aan Zee, Katwijk Aan Zee (source)
Oegstgeest › West: South, Oegstgeest (source)
Oegstgeest: South, Oegstgeest (source)
Katwijk Aan Zee: Meridionale, Katwijk Aan Zee (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Katwijk, Katwijk aan de Rijn, Katwijk a/d Rijn, Katwijk aan den Rijn
