Koekange
Village in Drenthe, Netherlands
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Koekange is a village in the De Wolden municipality of the province of Drenthe, Netherlands.
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  Koekange Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands  Koekange Koekange (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52.6980°N 6.3151°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | De Wolden |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.15 km2 (10.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,495 |
| • Density | 95.41/km2 (247.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7958[1] |
| Dialing code | 0522 |
History
Koekange was founded by the heer of Echten to excavate the peat.[3] It was first mentioned in 1290 as Kukange, and refers to Cockaigne, the mythical land of plenty.[4] It was a road village on the dike along the Koekanger Aa. The first church was built in 1331, and was replaced by a new church in 1834.[3] In 1840, there were 243 people living in the southern village and 263 in the northern village. The two parts merged into a single settlement. In 1870, it was once again split into two due to the construction of the Meppel–Groningen railway.[5] A railway station was opened in 1870, but closed again in 1940.[6]
