Kotten

Hamlet in Gelderland, Netherlands
51°57′N 6°46′E / 51.950°N 6.767°E / 51.950; 6.767CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityWinterswijkArea
[1]
 • Total11.33 km2 (4.37 sq mi)Elevation
[2]
42 m (138 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total650 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
7107[1]
Dialing code0543

Kotten is a hamlet in the municipality of Winterswijk, in the Netherlands.

It was first mentioned in 1302 as Katen or Koten, and means "little farms/houses".[3]

Kotten was home to 677 people in 1840. Kotten always had good relations with neighbouring Oeding [nl; de] in Germany and both villages used to known for their smuggling activities.[4]

Notable people

  • Leonie Hesselink [nl] (born 1992), model and television presenter. Miss World Nederland in 1998.[5]
  • Farm in Kotten
    Farm in Kotten
  • Border crossing
    Border crossing
  • Flax oven
    Flax oven
  • School
    School

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7107AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Kotten - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Kotten". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Leonie uit Kotten is de mooiste van het land". Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kotten, Netherlands.
  • v
  • t
  • e