Spengen
Hamlet in Utrecht, Netherlands
52°09′28″N 4°55′12″E / 52.15778°N 4.92000°E / 52.15778; 4.92000 (2021)[1]
3628[1]
Spengen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht (province). It is a part of the municipality of Stichtse Vecht, and lies about 10 km northeast of Woerden.
The hamlet was first mentioned in 1217 as Spanien, and is a reference to Spain. It started as a peat excavation settlement in the 11th or 12th century.[2] The postal authorities have placed it under Kockengen,[3] and it has no place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 162 people.[4]
Gallery
- Farms in Spengen, with drawbridge over the Geer canal.
- Narrow street with wide canals
- Farm in Spengen
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Spengen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcode 3628 in Kockengen". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Spengen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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Populated places in the municipality of Stichtse Vecht
- Kockengen
- Loenen aan de Vecht
- Loenersloot
- Nieuwersluis [nl]
- Nieuwer-Ter-Aa
- Nigtevecht
- Oud-Zuilen
- Tienhoven
- Vreeland
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