Naaldwijk

Geschiedenis

Naaldwijk is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 10 km southwest of The Hague.Naaldwijk lies in the heart of Westland. The largest economic sector is greenhouse horticulture. The largest flower auction site in the world, operated by, can be found in the nearby village of Honselersdijk.Naaldwijk was previously a municipality in its own right, covering an area of 25.33 km² (of which 0.23 km² water). It included the towns Honselersdijk and Maasdijk.On 1 January 2004 the municipality of Naaldwijk was merged with the neighbouring municipalities De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, and Wateringen to create the municipality of Westland. Naaldwijk is now the administrative capital of Westland.The village of "Naaldwijk" has a population of around 15,440. The statistical area "Naaldwijk", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 17,370.Areas and neighbourhoods Galgenblok Opstal Woerdblok (Waterwijk, Zandstrand, Zandheuvel, Waterrijk) Pijletuinen Kruisbroek Geestcomplex Hoogeland FloriëndaalBorn in Naaldwijk Teun A. van Dijk (7 May 1943), discourse analyst Jack Middelburg (April 30, 1952 –April 3, 1984) was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer Marc Lankhorst (19 December 1968), computer scientist Anneliese van der Pol (23 September 1984), actress and singer Guus Vogels (26 March 1975), hockey international