Catrijp is a town in the Dutch

Netherlands

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 province of North Holland

North Holland

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. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen

Bergen, North Holland

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, and lies about 9 km northwest of Alkmaar

Alkmaar

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In 2001, the town of Catrijp had 323 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.09 km², and contained 132 residences.

The name already appears in 1745 as Catryp. This name refers to a strip of land along water, probably water in the dunes. The first part of the name, 'cat' or 'kat', possibly refers to a type of fishing vessel

Fishing vessel

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