Koekange

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Koekange
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Koekange
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
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Koekange
Koekange (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°41′53″N6°18′54″E / 52.6980°N 6.3151°E / 52.6980; 6.3151
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Municipality De Wolden
Area
[1]
 • Total26.15 km2 (10.10 sq mi)
Elevation
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3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total2,495
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7958 [1]
Dialing code 0522

Koekange is a village in the De Wolden municipality of the province of Drenthe, Netherlands.

History

Koekange was founded by the heer of Echten to excavate the peat. [3] It was first mentioned in 1290 as Kukange, and refers to Cockaigne, the mythical land of plenty. [4] It was a road village on the dike along the Koekanger Aa. The first church was built in 1331, and was replaced by a new church in 1834. [3] In 1840, there were 243 people living in the southern village and 263 in the northern village. The two parts merged into a single settlement. In 1870, it was once again split into two due to the construction of the Meppel–Groningen railway. [5] A railway station was opened in 1870, but closed again in 1940. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 7958NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 Ronald Stenvert (2001). Koekange (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 141. ISBN   90 400 9454 3 . Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Koekange - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Koekange". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Station Koekange". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.


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