Kortenhoeven

Hamlet in Utrecht, Netherlands
51°58′14″N 5°02′51″E / 51.97056°N 5.04750°E / 51.97056; 5.04750CountryNetherlandsProvinceUtrechtMunicipalityVijfheerenlandenTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
4128[1]
Dialing code0347[1]

Kortenhoeven is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, and lies about 5 km south of IJsselstein.

The hamlet was first mentioned around 1343 as Cortenhover, and means short river bank.[2] It is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Lexmond.[1] Kortenhoeven has no place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 120 people. Nowadays, it consists about 120 houses.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Postcode 4128 in Lexmond". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Kortenhoeven - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022. not found
  4. ^ "Kortenhoeven". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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