What may I do in Katwijk?
Sleep insidewithout putting anything outside
NO
the municipal by-law
Camplevelling legs, awning, table
NO
the municipal by-law
Tonight, hereOpen-Meteo · ahora mismo
this municipalityprotected areaseafront (this is where coastal law comes in)neighbouring municipalities, in their own colour: they can be tapped
Why, and on what paper
NO
the municipal by-law governs · 4:20.
«1. Het is verboden om op een openbare plaats te overnachten. 2. Het college kan ontheffing verlenen van het in het eerste lid gestelde verbod. 3. Het in het eerste lid gestelde verbod is niet van toepassing wanneer wordt overnacht op het strand of op een kampeerterrein zoals bedoeld in artikel 4:18 of een door het college krachtens artikel 4:19 aangewezen plaats.»
Which text each answer comes from
Park ·
Algemene Plaatselijke Verordening Katwijk 2014 art. 5:6 · verified on 2026-08-12
Camp · no
Algemene Plaatselijke Verordening Katwijk 2014 art. 4:18 · verified on 2026-08-12
The municipality, in figures
The municipality
Katwijk is a medium-sized municipality measuring 6 by 7 kilometres. With 66.966 inhabitants it is densely populated (2.564 per square kilometre). It has a coastline, and that matters: the strip of maritime-terrestrial public domain is governed by its own rule, different from that of the rest of the municipality. Within its boundaries there are 2 protected areas, including Meijendel & Berkheide. There, the rules on permitted uses are set by each area's own plan. It borders 7 municipalities, and the answer may change on crossing any of those lines.
| Superficie | 26 km² |
|---|---|
| Population | 66.966 |
| Densidad | 2.564 hab/km² |
| Area | 6 × 7 km |
| Costa | sí, tiene frente marítimo |
| Protected areas | 2 |
| Neighbouring municipalities | 7 |
This municipality touches: Meijendel & Berkheide, Coepelduynen.
2 protected areas within
Katwijk touches 2 Natura 2000 sites.
- Meijendel & Berkheide
- Coepelduynen
The national rule does not set a specific aggravating factor for these sites: each area's own rule governs.
Calculated by intersecting the municipality's polygon with the 27,172 Natura 2000 sites of the European Environment Agency. The site covers part of the municipality.
All the layers that apply
Why — the layers that apply here
municipality · this one governs
Ordenanza de Katwijk
- The municipality may grant an exemption (ontheffing).
- The rule itself provides for places designated by the municipal council where the prohibition does not apply.
Algemene Plaatselijke Verordening Katwijk 2014 art. 4:20 · verified on 2026-08-12
«1. Het is verboden om op een openbare plaats te overnachten. 2. Het college kan ontheffing verlenen van het in het eerste lid gestelde verbod. 3. Het in het eerste lid gestelde verbod is niet van toepassing wanneer wordt overnacht op het strand of op een kampeerterrein zoals bedoeld in artikel 4:18 of een door het college krachtens artikel 4:19 aangewezen plaats.»
protected zone
2 areas: Meijendel & Berkheide · Coepelduynen
Protected-area designation: the rule of the protected area applies here in addition to the municipal one, and it usually makes the penalty harsher.
country
Netherlands
- there is NO national rule: each of the ~342 municipalities decides in its APV
- the VNG model (art. 5:6) prohibits more than THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS, but ONLY on the roads the municipality has expressly designated
- many municipalities invert the wording of the model: no extrapolation from one to another is possible
NO national rule since the WOR was repealed on 1-1-2008. Each municipality decides in its APV; the VNG model is art. 5:6 · verified on 2026-08-08
«langer dan drie achtereenvolgende dagen te plaatsen of te hebben op de weg»
On the beach the answer is no even if the municipality is permissive: the prohibition is national and needs no sign.
Neighbouring municipalities
Near here
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Adjoining municipalities with their rule. This site does not say where other people have slept: that is a different product.
Signage on site and the local authority prevail. This reproduces the written rule as of the date indicated: it is neither legal advice nor an authorisation.