Valkenburg Naval Air Base
Valkenburg Naval Air Base is a former air base located just south of Valkenburg, which is part of Katwijk and close to the city of Leiden, that was used by the Netherlands Naval Aviation Service until 2006, being their base for the Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Corpus and Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
Corpus
Museum
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The Corpus Museum is a human biology interactive museum, located in Oegstgeest, near Leiden, in the Netherlands. Billed as "a journey through the human body", the museum provides both education and entertainment through a combination of permanent and variable collections. Corpus is situated 2½ km east of Valkenburg Naval Air Base.
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Museum
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. Naturalis Biodiversity Center is situated 4 km east of Valkenburg Naval Air Base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Valkenburg and Stevenshof.
Valkenburg
Village
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Valkenburg is a village and former municipality in the province of South Holland, in the western Netherlands. Valkenburg is now part of the municipality Katwijk and had a population of 3,900 in 2006.
Stevenshof
Quarter
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Stevenshof is a quarter, which is situated 3 km southeast of Valkenburg Naval Air Base.
Wassenaar
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Wassenaar is a town in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. Wassenaar is the richest municipality in the Netherlands, and is attractive as a residence for the wealthy with many grand villas.
Valkenburg Naval Air Base
- Type: Airport
- Description: Dutch Navy airfield
- Categories: air base, glider airfield, and transportation
- Location: Katwijk, Bollenstreek, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Frisian—“Valkenburg Naval Air Base” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Valkenburg (tugpahanan)”
- Cebuano: “Valkenburg”
- Dutch: “M.V.K. Valkenburg”
- Dutch: “Vliegkamp Valkenburg”
- German: “Militärflugplatz Valkenburg”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Valkenburg Navy”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی دریایی فالکنبورخ”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Lejda-Valkenburg”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ волкнбрг новол”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавои обии Валкенбург”
- Western Frisian: “Marinefleankamp Falkenburch”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as De Pan and Rijksdorp.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include De Pan van Persijn and Maaldrift.
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