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Katwijk aan den Rijn
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as apud renum catwijch in 1224. Derived from the toponym Katwijk, nl aan on and the hydronym nl Rijn. Katwijk is a compound of the difficult to interpret element nl dum kat cat, mud, ridge, lesser, low-quality and dum wyc village, settlement. aan den Rijn was added to distinguish the settlement from nl Katwijk aan Zee.
Pronunciation
nl Kat wijk aan den Rijn
Proper noun
Katwijk aan den Rijn n
nl village mun/Katwijk p/South Holland c/Netherlands
References
katwijk aan den rijn