Valkenburg () is a village and former municipality in the province of South Holland, in the western Netherlands. Valkenburg is now part of the municipality Katwijk and had a population of 3,900 in 2006.CBS, 2006
On 1 January 2006, Valkenburg and Rijnsburg were merged into the municipality of Katwijk. The former municipality of Valkenburg had about 3878 inhabitants (1 June 2005) and a surface area of of which is water.
On the second Wednesday in September there is a horse market, the oldest in the Netherlands.http://www.demart.nl/page6.aspx Op 8 september 2010 viert Valkenburg de 1066e editie van Neerlands Oudste Paardenmarkt The market origins are believed to be around the year 840, and a painting princes Maurits and Frederik Hendrik visiting the market in the 17th century hangs in the 'Rijksmuseum' in Amsterdam.
The former Valkenburg Naval Air Base, which was situated here since 1936, was closed in 2006.
Notable people Frédéric-Louis Allamand (1736–1809), Swiss botanist, died in Valkenburg
See also
Stoomtrein Valkenburgse Meer Praetorium Agrippinae a former Roman encampment at this location
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