Earth: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.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1214 as Cattindic. The etymology is unclear.[1] 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.[2]
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.[2]
Kattendijke was home to 255 people in 1840.[3] In 1927, a railway station was built on the Goes to Wemeldinge railway line. The station closed in 1934.[4]
Until 1970, Kattendijke was a separate municipality when it was merged into Goes.[5] The municipality also covered the village of Wilhelminadorp which contained the town hall.[3]
Gallery
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Dutch Reformed church -
Bandstand
References
- ↑ "Kattendijke - (geografische naam)" (in nl). https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/kattendijke.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kattendijke" (in nl). 7 February 2016. https://www.zalig-zeeland.com/agenda_archief/kattendijke.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kattendijke" (in nl). https://www.plaatsengids.nl/kattendijke.
- ↑ "station Kattendijke" (in nl). http://stationsweb.nl/station.asp?station=kattendijke&vraag=kattendijke.
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr%3D20061061.
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