Kotten
Hamlet in Gelderland, Netherlands
51°57′N 6°46′E / 51.950°N 6.767°E / 51.950; 6.767[1]
[2]
(2021)[1]
7107[1]
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]
Gallery
- Farm in Kotten
- Border crossing
- Flax oven
- School
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7107AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Kotten - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Kotten". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Leonie uit Kotten is de mooiste van het land". Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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