Kattendijke
Kattendijke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Goes on the Oosterschelde about 5 km northeast of the city of Goes.
Kattendijke | |
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Village | |
 View on Kattendijke | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Kattendijke Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands  Kattendijke Kattendijke (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°31′22″N 3°56′36″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Zeeland |
| Municipality | Goes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.11 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −0.3 m (−1.0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 530 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4474[1] |
| Dialing code | 0113 |
History
The village was first mentioned in 1214 as Cattindic. The etymology is unclear.[3] The flood of 1134 resulted in large inundated areas around Kattendijke. The Cistercians monks from abbey Ter Doel started to build dikes and polder the land. Kattendijke developed into a heerlijkheid.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1404 on a terp (artificial hill). Only the nave of the medieval church remains due to war and decay. It was renovated in 1954 and restored to its original shape.[4]
Kattendijke was home to 255 people in 1840.[5] In 1927, a railway station was built on the Goes to Wemeldinge railway line. The station closed in 1934.[6]
Until 1970, Kattendijke was a separate municipality when it was merged into Goes.[7] The municipality also covered the village of Wilhelminadorp which contained the town hall.[5]
Gallery
Dutch Reformed church
Bandstand
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "Postcodetool for 4474AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "Kattendijke - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "Kattendijke". Zalig Zeeland (in Dutch). 7 February 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "Kattendijke". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "station Kattendijke". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
