Katlijk Explained

Katlijk
Native Name:Ketlik
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:52.9467°N 6.0128°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Heerenveen
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:11.37
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:2
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:585
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8455
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0513

Katlijk (West Frisian: Ketlik) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 610 in 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Kathaleke. The etymology is unclear.[4] The village had a chapel as early as 1254. In 1525, a church without tower was built. The double bell tower has been restored in 1930. In 1840, Katlijk was home to 241 people.[5]

Before 1934, Katlijk was part of the Schoterland municipality.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8455JA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 30 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 30 March 2022.
  3. http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=6800-6838&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
  4. Web site: Katlijk - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Katlijk . Plaatsengids . 30 March 2022 . nl.