Portengen
Encyclopedia
Portengen is a hamlet in the Dutch
province of Utrecht
. It is located in the municipality of Stichtse Vecht
, 1 km northeast of Kockengen
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Portengen was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1857, when it was merged with Breukelen-Nijenrode
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of Utrecht
Utrecht (province)
Utrecht is the smallest province of the Netherlands in terms of area, and is located in the centre of the country. It is bordered by the Eemmeer in the north, Gelderland in the east, the river Rhine in the south, South Holland in the west, and North Holland in the northwest...
. It is located in the municipality of Stichtse Vecht
Stichtse Vecht
Stichtse Vecht is a municipality of the Netherlands and lies in the northwestern part of the province of Utrecht.The municipality has about 63,000 inhabitants and covers an area of about 107 km²...
, 1 km northeast of Kockengen
Kockengen
Kockengen is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht . It is a part of the municipality of Stichtse Vecht, and lies about 9 km northeast of Woerden.In 2001, the village of Kockengen had 2296 inhabitants...
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Portengen was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1857, when it was merged with Breukelen-Nijenrode
Breukelen-Nijenrode
Breukelen-Nijenrode is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The municipality was formed in 1815, when the municipality of Breukelen was split into two parts. Breukelen-Nijenrode covered the western part of the former municipality, including the center of the village of Breukelen...
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