Editing Noordwijk (section)

===Noordwijk-Binnen===
[[File:Noordwijk-Binnen vanaf watertoren.JPG|thumb|View over Noordwijk-Binnen, with two church towers.]]
Because of the martyrdom of Priest Jeroen in 857, the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht|Archbishop of Utrecht]] made Noordwijk-Binnen a [[pilgrimage]] location in 1429. Both the Catholic and Protestant churches here are named after this priest.

Noordwijk-Binnen has retained its historic character and is therefore protected by the Dutch Monument Law. An interesting historic view is shown by the picture of Gerard van der Laan with the view to the Jeroenskerk. In the foreground is a canal with two sailboats for inland waterways.

The area around Noordwijk-Binnen has long been an important part of the regional bulb flower industry. The dunes were dug out and transformed into fields for the cultivation of bulb flowers.
The territory of Noordwijk still consists mostly of [[geest]]. The bulb region is formed of Noordwijk together with surrounding municipalities.