Katwijk aan Zee 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.
Aerial view
Beach at Katwijk aan Zee
Frozen sea at the beach of Katwijk, 1898. Picture by Jan Goedeljee.
Ship at the beach of Katwijk, ca. 1900. Picture by Jan Goedeljee.
Katwijk, also spelled Katwyk, is a coastal municipality and town in the province of South Holland, which is situated in the mid-western part of the Netherlands.
View over Katwijk aan Zee
Coastal boulevard in Katwijk
This engraving by William van der Gouwen shows a twenty-meter (70 feet) long whale, which on the third of February, 1598 was stranded on the Dutch coast between Scheveningen and Katwijk.
NZH Blue tram at the Rijnstraat on a celebrational heritage service, over 60 years after the abolishment of the interlocal tramway in and around Katwijk.