Oegstgeest Municipality

Oegstgeest is a town in South Holland, bordering the city of Leiden, perhaps best known as the birthplace of Dutch author Jan Wolkers and from the title of his autobiographical novel Return to Oegstgeest.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Wereldmuseum Leiden.

Naturalis Biodiversity Center

Museum

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Naturalis Biodiversity Center is a national museum of natural history and a research center on biodiversity in Leiden, Netherlands. It was named the European Museum of the Year 2021.

Wereldmuseum Leiden

Museum

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Wereldmuseum Leiden is a Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands located in the university city of Leiden. As of 2014, the museum, along with Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, in Amsterdam, and Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, together make up the National Museum of World Cultures.

Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

Museum

Photo: Goodness Shamrock, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden. It grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Faculty of Archaeology.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leiden and Katwijk.

Leiden

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Leiden is easily one of the most enchanting cities in the Netherlands. It's home to the oldest university in the country, the birthplace of Rembrandt and breeding ground for ground-breaking science and Nobel laureates for centuries.

Katwijk

Photo: Erwin Kreijne, CC BY 3.0.

Katwijk is a town and municipality in South Holland, the Netherlands consisting of Valkenburg, Katwijk aan den Rijn, Katwijk Noord, Rijnsburg and Katwijk aan Zee, which together house some 65,000 people.

Oegstgeest Municipality

Also known as: “Gemeente Oegstgeest”
Location: South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

52.1826° or 52° 10′ 57″ north

Longitude

4.4668° or 4° 28′ 0″ east

Population

25,100

Elevation

9 metres (30 feet)

Open location code

9F465FM8+2P

GeoNames ID

2749722

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In Other Languages

“Oegstgeest Municipality” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Oegstgeest”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rijnsburg and Valkenburg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leidse Hout and Kasteel Endegeest.

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