page_title: Duin- en Bollenstreek
section_title: Geography of the area
hierarchical_section_title: Duin- en Bollenstreek / Geography of the area
caption_attribution_description: Description Bollenvelden bij Noordwijkerhout Nederland in 1996Date 1996Source Own workAuthor Adri DietvorstPermission(Reusing this file) toestemming voor verspreiding Bollenvelden bij Noordwijkerhout Nederland in 1996
context_page_description: The Duin- en Bollenstreek is a region in the western Netherlands, that features coastal dunes and the cultivation of flower bulbs. Situated at the heart of historical Holland nearby the city Leiden, South Holland, and boundered by The Hague and Haarlem, the combination of beaches, flower fields, lakes and history makes this area attractive to tourists.
context_section_description: The region is characterised by wide sandy ridges of flat land (cleared from dunes from 1650 to 1955 for agricultural use and human habitation), sandy soil between the dunes and polders (geestgrond), bulb fields and pasture land (weiland), all of which is protected from the North Sea by an extensive dune area.
  The climate and soil of the region are excellent for bulb cultivation. Proximity to the sea results in a substantial amount of rain.
  The mild autumn and winter, the cool but sunny spring and the drier summer ensures a growing season lasting from the early spring to the late autumn.
caption: Flower fields lying behind dunes near Noordwijkerhout
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