Spengen is a hamlet in the
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
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province of
Utrecht (province)
Utrecht (), officially the Province of Utrecht ( nl, Provincie Utrecht, link=no), is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands. It is located in the centre of the country, bordering the Eemmeer in the north-east, the provinc ...
. 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 10 km northeast of
Woerden
Woerden () is a city and a municipality in central Netherlands. Due to its central location between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, and the fact that it has rail and road connections to those cities, it is a popular town for commu ...
.
The hamlet was first mentioned in 1217 as Spanien, and is a reference to
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
. 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 settlement in the 11th or 12th century. The postal authorities have placed it under
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 plen ...
, and it has no place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 162 people.
Gallery
File:Netherlands, Stichtse Vecht, Buurtschap Spengen.JPG, Farms in Spengen, with drawbridge over the Geer canal.
File:Spengen een buurtschap met smalle wegen en brede waters.jpg, Narrow street with wide canals
File:Kockengen - Spengen 3 - Langhuisboerderij (1883).jpg, Farm in Spengen
References
Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Stichtse Vecht
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