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Groenekan

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

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Groenekan
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Groenekan Groenekanseweg 90 Welgelegen 15032022.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Villa in Groenekan
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieDeBilt.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - De Bilt - Groenekan.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Groenekan in the municipality of De Bilt. -->
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country

Wikidata facts

Country: Netherlands
Located in: De Bilt
Time zone: UTC+01:00

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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.

== 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.