azc Katwijk ZH (1e Mientlaan)
The asylum centre on the 1e Mientlaan in Katwijk drew a large emergency response in February when a person showing confused behaviour climbed onto an external fire-escape ladder at the site. Police and fire crews sealed off the area and the fire brigade brought the person down safely; no one was hurt.
Occupancy
217
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€6.3m
estimated
Background
The site sits at 1e Mientlaan, Katwijk. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
Feb
Person with confused behaviour causes large deployment at 1e Mientlaan
Emergency services were called to the Katwijk asylum centre after a person climbed onto a fire-escape ladder; the area was secured and the fire brigade safely brought the person down, with no injuries reported.
HardNieuws · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
Feb
Confused person prompts large response
A person with confused behaviour climbed an external fire-escape ladder; police and fire crews attended and brought the person down safely.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €80 per person per night for a regular centre, the 217 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €6.3m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.