Koekange

Village in Drenthe, Netherlands

52°41′53″N 6°18′54″E / 52.6980°N 6.3151°E / 52.6980; 6.3151CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityDe WoldenArea

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• Total26.15 km² (10.10 sq mi)Elevation

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3 m (10 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total2,495 • Density95/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

7958^[1]

Dialing code0522

Koekange is a village in the De Wolden municipality of the province of Drenthe, Netherlands.

History

Koekange was founded by the heer of Echten to excavate the peat.^[3] It was first mentioned in 1290 as Kukange, and refers to Cockaigne, the mythical land of plenty.^[4] It was a road village on the dike along the Koekanger Aa. The first church was built in 1331, and was replaced by a new church in 1834.^[3] In 1840, there were 243 people living in the southern village and 263 in the northern village. The two parts merged into a single settlement. In 1870, it was once again split into two due to the construction of the Meppel–Groningen railway.^[5] A railway station was opened in 1870, but closed again in 1940.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 7958NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert (2001). Koekange (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 141. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Koekange - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Koekange". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Station Koekange". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.