Cothen

Cothen
—  Town  —
Cothen from the air
Coat of arms
The village (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Cothen in the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede.
Coordinates: 51°59′46″N 5°18′35″E / 51.99611°N 5.30972°E / 51.99611; 5.30972Coordinates: 51°59′46″N 5°18′35″E / 51.99611°N 5.30972°E / 51.99611; 5.30972
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	Wijk bij Duurstede
Population (2003)
- Total	3,000
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

Cothen is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede, and lies about 10 km southeast of Houten.

In 2001, the town of Cothen had 2269 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.42 km², and contained 890 residences.^[1] Including both the village itself and the surrounding area, the statistical district of Cothen has about 2940 inhabitants.^[2]

The skyline of Cothen is characterized by a church and a windmill called Oog In 't Zeil.

History

The village used to be a separate municipality. In 1996, it became a part of Wijk bij Duurstede.

References

1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Wijk bij Duurstede [2].

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Cothen". Map of the former municipality in 1868.