It was first mentioned in 1607 as De Groene Kan, and is a reference to an inn with a green pot as display.[3] Groenekan was a road village in a peat excavation area to the east of the Vecht.[4] In 1840, it was home to 237 people.[5]
In 1863, Groenekan was cut in two by the Utrecht-Hilversum railway line.[4] Two railway stations were built, but closed in 1922 and 1938.[6][7] Between 1867 and 1870, two forts were built near Groenekan as part of the Stelling van Amsterdam: Fort Voordorp and Fort Ruigenhoek. Between 1914 and 1918, and 1939 and 1940, bunkers were constructed around the village.[4]
groenekan, village, dutch, province, utrecht, part, municipality, bilt, lies, about, west, bilthoven, villagevilla, location, netherlandsshow, utrecht, province, netherlands, show, netherlandscoordinates, 12417, 14889, 12417, 14889countrynetherlandsprovinceutr. Groenekan is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt and lies about 3 km west of Bilthoven GroenekanVillageVilla in GroenekanGroenekanLocation in the NetherlandsShow map of Utrecht province GroenekanGroenekan Netherlands Show map of NetherlandsCoordinates 52 7 27 N 5 8 56 E 52 12417 N 5 14889 E 52 12417 5 14889CountryNetherlandsProvinceUtrechtMunicipalityDe BiltArea 1 Total12 14 km2 4 69 sq mi Elevation 2 2 m 7 ft Population 2021 1 Total1 975 Density160 km2 420 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code3737 1 Dialing code0346 Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editIt was first mentioned in 1607 as De Groene Kan and is a reference to an inn with a green pot as display 3 Groenekan was a road village in a peat excavation area to the east of the Vecht 4 In 1840 it was home to 237 people 5 In 1863 Groenekan was cut in two by the Utrecht Hilversum railway line 4 Two railway stations were built but closed in 1922 and 1938 6 7 Between 1867 and 1870 two forts were built near Groenekan as part of the Stelling van Amsterdam Fort Voordorp and Fort Ruigenhoek Between 1914 and 1918 and 1939 and 1940 bunkers were constructed around the village 4 Gallery edit nbsp Farm in Groenekan nbsp Church of Groenekan nbsp Huis Beukenburg c 1920 nbsp Fort RuigenhoekSee also editRudolf van ReestReferences edit a b c Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 Central Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 28 March 2022 Postcodetool for 3737AA Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland in Dutch Het Waterschapshuis Retrieved 28 March 2022 Groenekan geografische naam Etymologiebank in Dutch Retrieved 28 March 2022 a b c Ronald Stenvert amp Chris Kolman 1996 Groenekan in Dutch Zwolle Waanders ISBN 90 400 9757 7 Retrieved 28 March 2022 Groenekan Plaatsengids in Dutch Retrieved 28 March 2022 Station Groenekanschedijk Stationsweb in Dutch Retrieved 28 March 2022 Station Groenekan West Stationsweb in Dutch Retrieved 28 March 2022 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Groenekan nbsp This Utrecht location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Groenekan amp oldid 1079809661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
