Kattendijke

For the Dutch mariner and statesman, see Willem Huyssen van Kattendijke.

Kattendijke
Village
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 51°31′22″N 3°56′36″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Municipality	Goes
Area [1]
• Total	5.11 km^2 (1.97 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−0.3 m (−1.0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	530
• Density	100/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4474[1]
Dialing code	0113

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.

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

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  Dutch Reformed church
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  Bandstand

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 4474AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
3. "Kattendijke - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
4. "Kattendijke". Zalig Zeeland (in Dutch). 7 February 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
5. "Kattendijke". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
6. "station Kattendijke". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
7. 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.