Kockengen

Kockengen
—  Village  —
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Kockengen in the municipality of Breukelen.
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Municipality Stichtse Vecht
Population (2004)
 • Total 3,330
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 3628
Dialing code 0346

Kockengen is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht (province). It is a part of the municipality of Stichtse Vecht, 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.

References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 [2]. As of 1 January 2005.