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by skrebbel 4228 days ago
It's just a name, you're reading too much into it. Katwijk also ends with "wijk" and is home to 60k people.
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barrystaes 4228 days ago
No "wijk" is the dutch word for a neighborhood of a few streets. Or a small block if you prefer. It just so happens a few towns used that suffix, a nimble expression.
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