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

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


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koekange
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