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Portengen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of Stichtse Vecht, 1 km (0.62 mi) northeast of Kockengen.

Portengen was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1857, when it was merged with Breukelen-Nijenrode.[3]

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1217 as Britannien, and is a reference to Brittany, France. It started as a peat excavation colony during the 11th and 12th century.[4] The hamlet of Portengensebrug is an enclave within Portengen. In 1840, Portengen was home to 55 people.[5]

Gallery

  • View on Portengensebrug
    View on Portengensebrug
  • Pumping station Dooijersluis
    Pumping station Dooijersluis
  • Farm in Portegen
    Farm in Portegen

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 3628AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  4. ^ "Portengen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Portengen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.


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