Kortenhoeven
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Kortenhoeven | |
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  Kortenhoeven Location in the Netherlands  Kortenhoeven Kortenhoeven (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°58′14″N 5°02′51″E / 51.97056°N 5.04750°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Municipality | Vijfheerenlanden |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4128[1] |
| Dialing code | 0347[1] |
Kortenhoeven is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, and lies about 5 km south of IJsselstein.
The hamlet was first mentioned around 1343 as Cortenhover, and means short river bank.[2] It is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Lexmond.[1] Kortenhoeven has no place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 120 people. Nowadays, it consists about 120 houses.[4]
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