Kockengen | |
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Village | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kockengen Location in the Netherlands  Kockengen Kockengen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°9′6″N 4°57′8″E / 52.15167°N 4.95222°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Municipality | Stichtse Vecht |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.47 km2 (7.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −0.5 m (−1.6 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,445 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3628[1] |
| 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.
The name of the village is a reference to Cockaigne, a medieval fictional land of plenty.[3]
Until 1989, Kockengen was a separate municipality. From then until 2011 it was part of the municipality of Breukelen.[4]
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 3628AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Herman Pleij, Dreaming of Cockaigne: Medieval Fantasies of the Perfect Life. Columbia University Press. July 2003. p. 398-400.
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