About the town » Catrijp, Gemeente Bergen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Catrijp is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 9 km northwest of Alkmaar. 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.