Papekop

Village in Utrecht, Netherlands

Coat of arms

52°2′47″N 4°51′5″E / 52.04639°N 4.85139°E / 52.04639; 4.85139CountryNetherlandsProvinceUtrechtMunicipalityOudewaterArea

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• Total5.08 km² (1.96 sq mi)Elevation

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−1.4 m (−4.6 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total385 • Density76/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3464^[1]

Dialing code0348

Papekop is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Oudewater, and lies about 3 km northwest of the city of Oudewater.

Papekop was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1964, when it merged with Driebruggen. Between 1821 and 1989, when it became part of Oudewater, the village was located in the province of South Holland.^[3]

The village was first mentioned around 1307 as Papencoip, and means "(peat) concession of Pape (probably a clergy)".^[4] In 1840, it was home to 284 people. Between 1858 and 1936, there was a railway station in Papekop.^[5]

Gallery

School in Papekop
Painting of a farm in Papekop
Landscape
Social sofa in Papekop

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 3464HK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ "Papekop - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "Papekop". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.