Where is Katwijk located?
Q: Where is Katwijk located?
A: Katwijk is a town in the Netherlands, located near the coast of the North Sea and about 16 kilometers north from The Hague.
Q: How many people live in Katwijk?
A: As of 2019, there are 62,825 people living in Katwijk.
Q: What makes Katwijk popular with tourists?
A: Tourists from Germany especially enjoy visiting Katwijk due to its beach, several museums and galleries of fine art, a railway museum, and some museums of local and regional history.
Q: What other attractions are near Katwijk?
A: Nearby attractions include the headquarters of the European space organisation ESA with its space travel museum Space Expo (on the town's borders), Duinrell in Wassenaar and Keukenhof in Lisse.
Q: Is graffiti common in Katwijk?
A: Yes, graffiti culture is quite widespread throughout Katwijk. There are even legal graffiti places that can be found around town as well as activities such as covering up lighthouses with graffiti being organised.
Q: When was Rijnsburg merged into the municipality of Katwijk?
A: On 1 January 2006, Rijnsburg and Valkenburg were merged into the municipality of Katwijk.
