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.

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Katwoude
Village
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 52°28′N 5°3′E / 52.467°N 5.050°E / 52.467; 5.050
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Waterland
Area [1]
• Total	7.03 km2 (2.71 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−1.0 m (−3.3 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	335
• Density	47.7/km2 (123/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1145[1]
Dialing code	0299
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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.

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1145PK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
3. ^ "Katwoude - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
4. ^ "Katwoude". www.absolutefacts.com. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
5. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
6. ^ "Katwoude". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

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