Katwijk

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Mayor Halsema with all Amsterdammers and Weesp residents who received a royal honour, April 24, 2026.
Politics
More than 3,300 awarded Royal honors on Friday; Rotterdam leading, gender gap narrowing
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Sunset with the blue hour in Katwijk aan Zee with walking path from the dunes to the boulevard, 11 June 2022
Business
Katwijk council overjoyed and concerned by arrival of $3 bil. Eli Lilly factory
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
Man convicted in failed shooting plot that left high school student dead in The Hague
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Firefighter on the scene
Crime
Rijnsburg fire brigade commander arrested on suspicion of arson in Katwijk village
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Handcuffs
Crime
Youths throw fireworks at police over Christmas tree fires in Rijnsburg; 10 arrested
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Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
HealthBusiness
American pharmaceutical giant to build $3 billion factory in Katwijk, creating 500 jobs
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KNVB football
Sports
Crowd trouble halts two Dutch Cup games; Fans face potential criminal charges
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Sperm whale in nature
TechNatureScience
Dead dwarf sperm whale washes ashore in Katwijk
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The National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam
CultureLifestyle
National Holocaust Museum named best building of 2025
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A protest
Politics
Bag of dog feces thrown at pro-palestinian protesters in Katwijk; Police intervene
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Anti-Israel texts spray-painted on a statue in Amsterdam's Oosterpark, 14 May 2025
CrimePolitics
1 hurt at protest at Israel celebration in Katwijk; Anti-Israel graffiti in A'dam park
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A person under arrest
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Three arrested after large fight breaks out in Katwijk’s nightlife district
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A Qbuzz bus running from Gorinchem Station to Nieuw-Lekkerland as part of the stadsBuzz service in Zuid-Holland. 25 Feb. 2022
Business
Zuid-Holland threatens to reduce payments to transport company Qbuzz due to poor service
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Sunset with the blue hour in Katwijk aan Zee with walking path from the dunes to the boulevard, 11 June 2022
Business
Katwijk could let shops open on Sundays; Christian politicians looking to block plans
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A 112 air ambulance helicopter in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Four hurt in Katwijk house fire
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Two lions made entirely from flowers at the Bollenstreek Flower Parade
Culture
Hundreds of thousands expected to attend Flower Parade Rijnsburg
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A Dutch Firetruck in action on the heathland near Ede
TechNature
Increased risk of wildfires due to drought in parts of Noord & Zuid-Holland
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Fishing boats at the port of Urk.
Business
Boat owners dumping toilet water into Dutch canals, lakes
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Ballot boxes in an Amsterdam polling station on 6 June 2024. The red one is for the European Parliament election, the yellow for a referendum on the city's green spaces
Politics
Amsterdam, Alkmaar, Katwijk residents also voting in referendums today
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A Koninklijke Marechaussee officer
Crime
Soldier arrested for shooting fireworks at enforcers in Katwijk over New Year's
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Handcuffs
CrimeWeird
Conspiracy theorist Huig Plug arrested for doxxing prosecution office staffer
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The courthouse in Breda is part of the Zeeland-West-Brabant district. In front of the building is the statue La Source by Pascale Marthine Tayou. 20 October 2018
Crime
Conspiracy theorist Huig Plug sentenced to 9 months in jail for stalking and defamation
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Tiger Mosquito
HealthNature
Tiger mosquito throughout the Netherlands, except Friesland and Groningen
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Grocery shopping
Crime
Man arrested for series of supermarket robberies in Rotterdam and other Dutch cities