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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.

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Place details

Locality
Groenekan
Region
Utrecht
Country
Nederland
Population
1,565
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

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Groenekan
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Village
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nl
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File:Groenekan Groenekanseweg 90 Welgelegen 15032022.jpg
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Villa in Groenekan
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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Groenekan in the municipality of De Bilt. -->
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Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands
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Location in the Netherlands
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
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Province
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Utrecht
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Municipality
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De Bilt
Settlement.elevation_m
2

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Groenekan is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt, and lies about 3&nbsp;km west of Bilthoven.

== History == It was first mentioned in 1607 as De Groene Kan, and is a reference to an inn with a green pot as display. Groenekan was a road village in a peat excavation area to the east of the Vecht. In 1840, it was home to 237 people.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Groenekan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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