Katwoude is a village in the
province of
North Holland
North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...
,
Netherlands. It is a part of the
municipality of
Waterland, and lies on the coast of the
IJsselmeer
The IJsselmeer (; fy, Iselmar, nds-nl, Iesselmeer), also known as Lake IJssel in English, is a closed off inland bay in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland. It covers an area of with an a ...
, about 2 km north of
Monnickendam.
The village was first mentioned in 1310 as "lant van Kattwoude". The etymology is unclear. Even though there is a cat in the shield, it is unlikely to be related to the animal.
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.
Katwoude used to share a mayor with
Monnickendam.
Gallery
File:A typical Duth windmill for pumping water. Left the polder waterlevel should be kept low to let the grass grow easily. Right you can see the much higher waterlevel - panoramio.jpg, Polder windmill
File:Newbuilt farmhouse in a traditional buildingstyle south of Volendam - panoramio.jpg, Farm in Katwoude
File:Zicht op Monnickendam2.jpg, Monnickendam seen from Katwoude
File:Cheese factory buiding Jacobshoeve in a traditional Dutch style near Monnickendan - panoramio.jpg, Jacobshoeve cheese factory
References
Populated places in North Holland
Former municipalities of North Holland
Waterland
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