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Valkenburg
South Hollandvillage
Total population
5,567
Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Valkenburg, a small village in South Holland, Netherlands, forms part of the country's settled landscape. It is home to roughly 5,567 residents. The settlement sits at 52.181°, 4.429°, a cool-temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Based on its cool temperate position, residents likely encounter long cool seasons and short, mild summers. The location receives about 1,084 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 42% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian CootFulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves33,465
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves28,902
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves28,347
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves26,919
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves26,877
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves26,432
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves25,851
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves25,819
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.9 — 2008-10-1119 km WNW of Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here







People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in South Holland
- Rijnsburg0.7 mi away · pop. 15,942
- Oegstgeest1.9 mi away · pop. 23,608
- Wassenaar2.9 mi away · pop. 26,055
- Leiden3 mi away · pop. 123,753
- Voorschoten3.8 mi away · pop. 25,315
- Noordwijk4.2 mi away · pop. 25,867
- Sassenheim4.9 mi away · pop. 15,680
- Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk5 mi away
- Zoeterwoude-Dorp5 mi away
- Oud Ade5.9 mi away · pop. 765
- Kaag5.9 mi away · pop. 480
- Stompwijk6.2 mi away · pop. 2,315
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Valkenburg


Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library