Kockengen is a village in the
Dutch province of
Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of
Stichtse Vecht
Stichtse Vecht is a municipality of the Netherlands and lies in the northwestern part of the province of Utrecht.
The municipality has about 63,000 inhabitants and covers an area of about 107 km² (41 sq mi).
Stichtse Vecht has been newly ...
, and lies about 11 km northeast of
Woerden.
The name of the village is a reference to
Cockaigne
Cockaigne or Cockayne () is a land of plenty in medieval myth, an imaginary place of extreme luxury and ease where physical comforts and pleasures are always immediately at hand and where the harshness of medieval peasant life does not exist. S ...
, a medieval fictional land of plenty.
Until 1989, Kockengen was a separate municipality. From then until 2011 it was part of the municipality of
Breukelen
Breukelen () is a town and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is situated to the north west of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and close to the lakes of the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area of natural and tour ...
.
History
The village was first mentioned around 1307 as Cokanghen. It started as a 12th-century as a cultivation concession, and the name was probably chosen to attract farmers.
Many of the early settlers were serfs from France.
In the 14th century a church was built. The tower dates from 1635. During the 17th century, it was prosperous village, due to good water connections to
Amsterdam and
Utrecht.
In 1840, Kockengen was home to 677 people.
The is a polder mill, a pumping station to drain the excess water from the polder, which was constructed in 1653. In 1675, it was redesigned. The wind mill remained in service until 1962 when it was replaced by an electric pumping station, however it still serves as an emergency backup.
Gallery
Image:KockengenseMolen.jpg, Windmill in Kockengen (built 1653)
File:Kockengen Portengen Portengen 23 Boerderij 15032022.jpg, Farm in Kockengen
File:Kockengen - Nieuwstraat 12 Voormalig Gereformeerde Kerk.jpg, Former church
File:Kockengen - Nieuwstraat 14 - Pastorie.jpg, Former clergy house
Notable people
*
Cor van Oel
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People
* Cor people, an ethnic group of Vietnam
* Cor (given name), including a list of people with the name
* Jon Cor (born 1984), a Canadian actor
Places
* Cor, Templeport, a townland in County Cavan, Ireland
* Californ ...
(1899–1979), painter
*
Gerard Vianen (1944), cyclist
*
Janneke Vos
Janneke Vos (born 20 March 1977) was a Dutch professional racing cyclist from Kockengen, Netherlands.
Palmarès
;2000
:3rd Points race, Dutch National Track Championships
;2005
:1st Dutch National Road Race Championships
The Dutch Nationa ...
(1977), cyclist
*
Annemieke Kiesel-Griffioen
Annemieke Kiesel (née Griffioen; born 30 November 1979) is a former Dutch footballer and coach. She played for clubs in the Netherlands, United States, England and Germany, winning titles with Dutch and German clubs. She also played for the Dutc ...
(1979), football player
References
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Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)
Stichtse Vecht