Noordwijk
Noordwijk | |
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Aerial view over Noordwijk aan Zee | |
Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°14′N 4°27′E / 52.233°N 4.450°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Wendy Verkleij-Eimers (VVD) (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 74.94 km2 (28.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 58.37 km2 (22.54 sq mi) |
| • Water | 16.57 km2 (6.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• Total | 44,062 |
| • Density | 755/km2 (1,960/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Noordwijker |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 2200–2204 |
| Area code | 071 |
| Website | www |
| Dutch Topographic map of Noordwijk, June 2015 | |
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Noordwijk (pronounced [ˈnoːrtʋɛik] ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 74.94 km2 (28.93 sq mi) of which 16.57 km2 (6.40 sq mi) is water and had a population of 44,062 in 2021.
On 1 January 2019, the former municipality of Noordwijkerhout became part of Noordwijk.
Besides its beaches, Noordwijk is also known for its bulb flower fields. It is located in an area called the "Dune and Bulb Region" (Duin- en Bollenstreek).
Noordwijk is also the location of the headquarters for the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), part of the European Space Agency (ESA). ESA's visitors' centre Space Expo is a permanent space exhibition.