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Katwijk, gemeente (municipality), western Netherlands. The municipality, comprising Katwijk aan Zee and Katwijk aan den Rijn, lies along the North Sea at the mouth of the Old Rhine River. The Old Rhine was canalized there (1804–07) with huge locks. Katwijk aan Zee has been a seaside resort since 1848 and has a wide beach and promenade. Some fishing and related activities augment the tourist trade. Katwijk aan Zee has a 17th-century lighthouse and the church of St. Andrew (1574). Remnants of Roman and Frankish settlements of the 1st and 7th centuries have been excavated. Katwijk aan den Rijn has a 15th-century church with a monument by Rombout Verhulst, the 17th-century Dutch master of Baroque sculpture. Pop. (2007 est.) 61,111.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.