Catharijne is a former municipality on the west side of the
Dutch city of
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Nethe ...
. It was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1823, when it merged with the city of Utrecht.
It was named for the St. Catharina monastery in Utrecht, which was demolished in 1528 to make way for the
castle Vredenburg. One of the city gates was named after this monastery; the municipality of Catharijne was on the outside of this gate.
References
Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)
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