Cattenbroek

Cattenbroek
Hamlet
Cattenbroekerdijk (dike)
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Coordinates: 52°3′50″N 4°56′20″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	Montfoort
Area [1]
• Total	4.16 km^2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	85
• Density	20/km^2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3461[1]
Dialing code	0348

Cattenbroek is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Montfoort, and lies about 4 km east of Woerden.

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1217 as Cattenbroec, and means inferior swampy land.^[2] The postal authorities have placed it under Linschoten.^[3] Cattenbroek does not have place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 75 people. There is a public beach on the lake near Cattenbroek.^[4]

Gallery

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  Farm in Cattenbroek
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  Farm Helena in Cattenbroek
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  Drawing of inn De Lindeboom (1729)
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  Lake and beach near Cattenbroek

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
2. "Cattenbroek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
3. "Postcode 3461 in Linschoten". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
4. "Cattenbroek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.