- Kockengen
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caption = The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Kockengen in the municipality of Breukelen.Kockengen (coord|52|9|N|4|57|E|type:city(2296)) is a village in the Dutch province of
Utrecht (province) . It is a part of the municipality ofBreukelen , and lies about 9 km northeast ofWoerden .In 2001, the village of Kockengen had 2296 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.47 km², and contained 901 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm] . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).] The statistical area "Kockengen", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2480.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005" [http://statline.cbs.nl/] . As of
January 1 ,2005 .]The name of the town is a reference to
Cockaigne , a medieval fictional land of plenty.Until 1989, Kockengen was a separate municipality.
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