Mariëndijk is a hamlet in the

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province of

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which lies on the border of

Honselersdijk Honselersdijk is a town in the Netherlands, Dutch province of South Holland. It is home to the historic Huis Honselaarsdijk, former palatial estate of the Dutch Princes of Orange. Huis Honselaarsdijk was one of the finest examples of Baroque a ...

and the grounds of the former Paleis Honselersdijk

Huis Honselaarsdijk Huis Honselaarsdijk is a former palace and country residence of the Dutch Stadtholders and princes of Orange which lies about 2.6 km (2 mi) southwest of the border of The Hague, Netherlands. It was one of the finest examples of Baroque architecture ...

. Today, the hamlet is a part of the municipality of the Westland. It is situated north of

Naaldwijk Naaldwijk () is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 10 km (6 miles) southwest of The Hague. Naaldwijk lies in the heart of Westland. The largest economic sector is g ...

, east of the beaches at

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and Ter Heide, southwest of

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, west of

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and northeast of

Hook of Holland Hook of Holland (, ) is a coastal village in the southwestern corner of Holland, hence the name; ''hoek'' means "corner" and was in use before the word ''wikt:kaap#Dutch, kaap'' – "cape". The English translation using Hook is a false cognate of t ...

. Mariëndijk is home to the pan European NGO
The Widow's Foundation
a philanthropic network supporting widows with multilingual and multidisciplinary expertise in medicine, law and finance.
Royal Flora Holland
the largest flower auction in the world, lies southwest of the hamlet. In 2001, Mariëndijk had 173 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was , and contained 71 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)

(Statistics are for the continuous built-up area). Map Honselersdijk 1620.jpg, Map Honselersdijk 1620 DH Honselersdijk v001.JPG, Huis Honselaarsdijk by Daniël Stopendaal, 1710 Weeping_Willow_on_the_Mariendijk,_South_Holland,_August_2016.jpg, Mariendijk 2016

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