Kockengen
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| The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Kockengen in the municipality of Breukelen. |
Kockengen () is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht (province). It is a part of the municipality of Breukelen, and lies about 9 km northeast of Woerden.
In 2001, the village of Kockengen had 2296 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.47 km2, and contained 901 residences.[1] The statistical area "Kockengen", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2480.[2]
The name of the town is a reference to Cockaigne, a medieval fictional land of plenty.
Until 1989, Kockengen was a separate municipality.
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 [2]. As of January 1, 2005.
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| Villages: Breukelen | Kockengen | Nieuwer-Ter-Aa | |
| Hamlets: Gieltjesdorp | Kortrijk | Laagnieuwkoop | Noordeinde | Oud-Aa | Oukoop | Portengen | Portengense Brug | Scheendijk | Spengen | Zuideinde | |
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