Portengen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of

Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...

. It is located in 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 ...

, northeast of

Kockengen Kockengen is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Stichtse Vecht, and lies about 11 km northeast of Woerden. The name of the village is a reference to Cockaigne, a medieval fictional land of plenty ...

. Portengen was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1857, when it was merged with

Breukelen-Nijenrode Breukelen-Nijenrode is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The municipality was formed in 1815, when the municipality of Breukelen was split into two parts. Breukelen-Nijenrode covered the western part of the former municipality, ...

. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1217 as Britannien, and is a reference to

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...

, France. It started as a

peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...

excavation colony during the 11th and 12th century. The hamlet of Portengensebrug is an enclave within Portengen. In 1840, Portengen was home to 55 people.

Gallery

File:Vanaf de Veekade zien we in de verte het dorp Portengense Brug.jpg, View on Portengensebrug File:Poldergemaal Dooijersluis niet ver van Portengense Brug.jpg, Pumping station Dooijersluis File:Aan de Geerkade niet ver van de plaats Wilnis.jpg, Farm in Portegen

References

Populated places in Utrecht (province) Former municipalities of Utrecht (province) Stichtse Vecht 1818 establishments in the Netherlands {{Utrecht-geo-stub