Katwijk aan Zee
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Katwijk aan Zee (Katwijk at the Sea) is the Western part of the town Katwijk. It is well known for its large, sandy beach.
Somewhere around 1230 the village was nothing but a couple of wooden cabins. Since then, the village grew and became famous for its fish. In 1388, the fish market was moved from Katwijk aan den Rijn to Katwijk aan Zee. The two villages were in those days already in the same municipality.
In the 19th and 20th century, the two villages grew together and formed the city of Katwijk, along with the two former villages Rijnsburg and Valkenburg and the newly built Hoornes-Rijnsoever.
The center of Katwijk is located near the beach, in Katwijk aan Zee.
