| Krabbendam | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Harenkarspel - Krabbendam.svg |
| Map Caption1: | The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Krabbendam in the former municipality of Harenkarspel.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Holland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Schagen |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.84 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 135 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 1749 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0226 |
| Coordinates: | 52.7333°N 46°W |
Krabbendam is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 10 km north of Alkmaar.
The village was first mentioned in 1413 or 1414 as Crabbendamme. A "krabbendam" is an engineer's term for a structure of poles in front of a dike to break the waves and diminish the impact on the dike. There is no relation with crabs.[3] Almost the entire village was destroyed during the Battle of Krabbendam. Krabbendam was home to 109 people in 1840. The Reformed Church was built in 1846, and is nowadays used for weddings and cultural activities.[4]