▁on ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁O ude ▁R ijn . ▁It ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Kat w ijk ▁and ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁South ▁Holland . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Origin ▁till ▁the ▁Golden ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁The ▁name ▁" K at w ijk " ▁probably ▁has ▁its ▁orig ins ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁German ic ▁tribe ▁called ▁the ▁Ch atten ▁( Ch atti ). ▁The ▁Dutch ▁word ▁" w ijk " ▁means ▁" area ", ▁so ▁the ▁name ▁probably ▁meant ▁something ▁like ▁" the ▁Ch atti ▁area ". ▁ ▁In ▁Roman ▁times , ▁Kat w ijk ▁was ▁a ▁place ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁importance . ▁It ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire ' s ▁northern ▁border , ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁river , ▁which ▁in ▁Roman ▁times ▁was ▁larger ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁than ▁it ▁is ▁today . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁deal ▁of ▁traffic ▁along ▁the ▁Rh ine . ▁Kat w ijk ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁jump ing - off ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁voyage ▁to ▁Britain . ▁Bu ilt ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Claud ius ▁( 4 1 – 5 4 ), ▁the ▁town ' s ▁name ▁was ▁L ug ud un um . ▁The ▁town ' s ▁name ▁was ▁later ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Le iden , ▁but ▁this ▁is ▁now ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁incorrect . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁left ▁the ▁settlement ▁was ▁abandoned ▁and ▁the ▁area ▁largely ▁dep op ulated , ▁except ▁for ▁small ,