Katwoude
Katwoude is a village in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Waterland, and lies on the coast of the IJsselmeer, about 2 km north of Monnickendam.
The village was first mentioned in 1310 as "lant van Kattwoude". Even though there is a cat in the shield dating from 1566, it is not related to the animal.[3] The name of the village refers to a swamp forest (-woude) that grew on kattige soil. This refers to the poor, lumpy peat soil around Katwoude.[4]
Katwoude was home to 182 people in 1840. It used to be a separate municipality between 1817 and 1991, when it became part of Waterland.[5] Katwoude used to share a mayor with Monnickendam.[6]
The hamlet Zedde is part of Katwoude.
Gallery
- Polder windmill
- Farm in Katwoude
- Monnickendam seen from Katwoude
- Jacobshoeve cheese factory
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1145PK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Katwoude - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Katwoude". www.absolutefacts.com. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ "Katwoude". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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