Cothen is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

Wijk bij Duurstede Wijk bij Duurstede () is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. Population centres * Cothen *Langbroek *Wijk bij Duurstede Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede, 2013.'' City The city ...

, and lies about southeast of

Houten Houten () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. Population centres The municipality consists of the following towns: * 't Goy * Houten * Schalkwijk * Tull en 't Waal Houten (town) The main town in the municipality i ...

. The skyline of Cothen is characterized by a

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and a

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called ''Oog In 't Zeil''.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 12th century Coten, and means "little house/farm". Cothen developed into a stretched out ''

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'' along the

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. was located on the other side of the river. The tower of the castle dates from the 14th century. The current building dates from 1873. The oldest parts of the Dutch Reformed Church are from the 13th century. The church burned down in 1673, and was rebuilt in 1735 and extended in 1890. In 1840, Cothen was home to 665 people. The

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Oog In 't Zeil was constructed in 1869. In 1904, an engine was installed in case there wasn't enough wind. In 1936, the top was removed, and only the base remained. In 1985, the remainder burnt down, and the entire windmill was rebuilt in 1987. It is still sometimes for grinding. The village used to be a separate municipality. In 1996, it became a part of Wijk bij Duurstede.

Gallery

File:Cothen GM Dorpsstraat 19-21.jpg, Snack bar in Cothen File:3945 Cothen, Netherlands - panoramio (5).jpg, Castle Rhijnestein File:3945 Cothen, Netherlands - panoramio (1).jpg, View along the canal File:Cothen, de Sint-Petrus en Pauluskerk GM0352-7 IMG 6509 2020-07-12 13.48.jpg, Church: the Sint-Petrus and Pauluskerk

References

External links

* Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1996 Populated places in Utrecht (province) Former municipalities of Utrecht (province) Wijk bij Duurstede {{Utrecht-geo-stub