Kats is a town in the
Dutch province of
Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of
Noord-Beveland, and lies about 20 km east of
Middelburg.In 2001, the town of Kats had 286 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.072 km², and contained 162 residences. The statistical area "Kats", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 430.In the
Middle ages Kats originally prospered as Suburchdijke the name alluding to connections with the nearby city of
Souburg. The local inhabitants are referred to locally as katsenaers and 150 of them were drowned in flooding caused by a great storm on 5 November 1530, which engulfed the whole island, then in
1532 the Elizabethflood swept away all the remaining buildings.
Poldering Noord Beverland (the process the Dutch invented to reclaim land from the sea) didn’t start again until 1598 - the villages of
Colijnsplaat and Kats were both built on estates at right angles to each other.
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