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Groenekan | |
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Village | |
 Villa in Groenekan | |
  Groenekan Location in the Netherlands  Groenekan Groenekan (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°7′27″N 5°8′56″E / 52.12417°N 5.14889°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Municipality | De Bilt |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 1,972 |
| • Density | 162.4/km2 (420.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3737 |
| Dialing code | 0346 |
Groenekan is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt, and lies about 3 km west of Bilthoven.
History
[edit]It was first mentioned in 1607 as De Groene Kan, and is a reference to an inn with a green pot as display.[3] Groenekan was a road village in a peat excavation area to the east of the Vecht.[4] In 1840, it was home to 237 people.[5]
In 1863, Groenekan was cut in two by the Utrecht-Hilversum railway line.[4] Two railway stations were built, but closed in 1922 and 1938.[6][7] Between 1867 and 1870, two forts were built near Groenekan as part of the New Dutch Waterline: Fort Voordorp and Fort Ruigenhoek. Between 1914 and 1918, and 1939 and 1940, bunkers were constructed around the village.[4]
Gallery
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Farm in Groenekan
Church of Groenekan
Huis Beukenburg (c. 1920)
Fort Ruigenhoek
Windmill Geesina
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Postcodetool for 3737AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ↑ https://www.debilt.nl/over-de-bilt/feiten-en-cijfers/
- ↑ "Groenekan - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- 1 2 3 Ronald Stenvert & Chris Kolman (1996). "Groenekan" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9757 7. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ↑ "Groenekan". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ↑ "Station Groenekanschedijk". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ↑ "Station Groenekan West". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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