Kockengen
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Coordinates: 52°9′6″N 4°57′8″E / 52.15167°N 4.95222°ECoordinates: 52°9′6″N 4°57′8″E / 52.15167°N 4.95222°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Utrecht |
Municipality | Stichtse Vecht |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,440 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 3628 |
Dialing code | 0346 |
Kockengen is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Stichtse Vecht, and lies about 11 km northeast of Woerden.
In 2020, the village of Kockengen had 2640 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.61 km². The statistical area "Kockengen", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of 3440 and an area of 19.5 km².[1]
The name of the town is a reference to Cockaigne, a medieval fictional land of plenty.[2]
Until 1989, Kockengen was a separate municipality. From then until 2011 it was part of the municipality of Breukelen.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/KockengenseMolen.jpg/220px-KockengenseMolen.jpg)
Windmill in Kockengen (built 1675)
Notable people[]
- (1899–1979), painter
- Gerard Vianen (1944), cyclist
- Janneke Vos (1977), cyclist
- Annemieke Kiesel-Griffioen (1979), football player
References[]
- ^ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020". Statistics Netherlands (CBS). 17 July 2020.
- ^ Herman Pleij, Dreaming of Cockaigne: Medieval Fantasies of the Perfect Life. Columbia University Press. July 2003. p. 398-400.
Categories:
- Populated places in Utrecht (province)
- Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)
- Stichtse Vecht
- Utrecht (province) geography stubs