Groenekan

Village in Utrecht, Netherlands

52°7′27″N 5°8′56″E / 52.12417°N 5.14889°E / 52.12417; 5.14889CountryNetherlandsProvinceUtrechtMunicipalityDe BiltArea

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• Total12.14 km² (4.69 sq mi)Elevation

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2 m (7 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,975 • Density160/km² (420/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3737^[1]

Dialing code0346

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

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 Stelling van Amsterdam: Fort Voordorp and Fort Ruigenhoek. Between 1914 and 1918, and 1939 and 1940, bunkers were constructed around the village.^[4]

Gallery

Farm in Groenekan
Church of Groenekan
Huis Beukenburg (c. 1920)
Fort Ruigenhoek

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 3737AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ "Groenekan - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.