Cothen

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The village (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Cothen in the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede.

Cothen (51°60′N, 5°19′E) is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede, and lies about 10 km southeast of Houten.

In 2001, the town of Cothen had 2269 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.42 km², and contained 890 residences.^[1] Including both the village itself and the surrounding area, the statistical district of Cothen has about 2940 inhabitants.^[2]

The skyline of Cothen is characterized by a church and a windmill called Oog Int Zeil.

[edit] History

The village used to be a separate municipality. In 1996, it became a part of Wijk bij Duurstede.

[edit] References

1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Wijk bij Duurstede [2].

[edit] External links

• Map of Cothen in 1868

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