9 Sights in Katwijk, Netherlands (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Katwijk, Netherlands. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 9 sights are available in Katwijk, Netherlands.
Sightseeing Tours in Katwijk1. TOP Katwijk - Zuidduinen
A Tourist Transfer Point (TOP) is a 'natural junction', where various cycling, sailing, skating and walking routes start. Each TOP is recognizable by its landmark, a kind of obelisk is used in the east of the country, a blade of grass in the Green Heart and a remarkably large information column in the Gooi & Vecht region and the Rivierenland region. At TOPs there are often also some seats, a bicycle rack and a signpost. TOPs in the Gooi & Vecht region are also always equipped with bicycle rental, catering, (free) toilets, an ANWB Bicycle Service Box and a VVV information point.
2. Andreaskerk
The Andreaskerk in Katwijk aan Zee, in the Dutch province of South Holland, is located right on the Boulevard. The church is named after the apostle Andrew, patron saint of fishermen. The coat of arms of the municipality of Katwijk is an azure blue St. Andrew's cross on a silver background. Locally, the church is also known as the Oude Kerk, and to a greater extent as the White Church. The organ is a Van den Heuvel organ. The church has 1400 seats and is currently owned by the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.
3. Villa Allegonda
Villa Allegonda is a villa in the northwest of Katwijk aan Zee, in the Dutch province of South Holland. In 1957 it was converted into the Hotel Savoy. In September 2015, Martin Kornet sold the hotel after 45 years. Villa Allegonda occupies an important place in the history of modern architecture. The new owner wants to restore Villa Allegonda to its original state. In the summer of 2016 the building was thoroughly renovated and at the beginning of 2018 the villa is for the most part back in its original state.
4. Vuurbaak
The Vuurbaak van Katwijk aan Zee is a Dutch lighthouse in Katwijk aan Zee, in South Holland, on the North Sea. It is the second oldest lighthouse in the country; only the Brandaris (1594) is older. The lighthouse was essentially just a 12-metre-tall (39 ft) tower on top of which a fire was lit whenever Katwijker fishers were out at sea. The fire was replaced with an oil lamp in the mid-19th century; by the early 1900s there were no fishing vessels from Katwijk and the lighthouse became inactive.
5. Molen van Linden
The Molen van Linden is a actually nameless windmill between Katwijk and Linden, which is sometimes called "De Lange Linden". The mill was rebuilt in 1869 by Jos van der Steijn. After a few years, Mulder Antoon Jetten took over the mill. His descendants would hold the mill to date. Antoons son Piet took over the mill from his father in 1920. His son -in -law J. van Kempen became the owner in 1951. The mill was thoroughly restored in 1954.
6. Atlantic Wall viewpoint
The observatory is a bunker in the dunes of Katwijk, in the Dutch province of South Holland. Since 1998, the bunker has been registered in the national monument register. At 37 metres above sea level, the Vlaggeduin is the highest natural point in the province. The Vlaggeduin is the northernmost spur of the dune and Natura 2000 area of Berkheide and is located directly south of the buildings of Katwijk aan Zee.
7. Johan de Doperkerk
The Johannes de Doperkerk is a Roman Catholic Church in Katwijk aan den Rijn, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The church dating from 1911 was built in neo -gothic style and was designed by Jean van Groenendael. The church is dedicated to Johannes the Baptist and is on Kerkstraat. There is a cemetery next to the church.
8. Katwijks museum
The Katwijks Museum is a museum in the centre of the former fishing village of Katwijk in the Dutch province of South Holland. Among other things, the museum sheds light on the Katwijk artists' colony and local history. It is located at Voorstraat 46 and is carried entirely by volunteers.
9. Freedom Forward
The monument to the Engelandvaarders in Katwijk in the Dutch province of South Holland, is a memorial site dedicated to Engelandvaarders, people who tried to come to England from the Netherlands by sea during the Second World War (1940-'45).
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