CADASTRE (KADASTER)

   In 1811, Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the foundation of a state organization for the registration of landed property in his Dutch departements, in order to levy fair taxes on land. King William I subsequently continued the preparations for such an institute, which had to enhance the legal security of real estate, too. The Dutch cadastre finally started in 1832. Since 1838, it has also registered mortgages, and later on, ships and airplanes as well. In 1994, the cadastre was privatized.