Noordwijk, The Netherlands

Noordwijk, The Netherlands

Noordwijk The Netherlands

Noordwijk is a town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 51.45 km² (19.86 sq mi), of which 15.97 km² (6.17 sq mi) is water, and had a population of 42,859 in 2019. 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 home to the headquarters of the European Space Research and Technology Centre, part of the European Space Agency (ESA). ESA’s visitor centre, Space Expo, is a permanent space exhibition.
Recommended airport
Schiphol (AMS)
Nearby destinations
  • Amsterdam a 33.88 km
  • The Hague a 19.44 km
  • Scheveningen a 18.09 km