Groenekan is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
Utrecht
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. It is a part of the municipality of
De Bilt
De Bilt () is a municipality and town in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. It had a population of in . De Bilt houses the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).
It is the ancestral home and namesake for the pro ...
, and lies about 3 km west of
Bilthoven
Bilthoven is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt. It has a railway station with connections to Utrecht, Amersfoort and Baarn. It is home to the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health an ...
.
History
It was first mentioned in 1607 as De Groene Kan, and is a reference to an
inn
Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...
with a green pot as display. Groenekan was a road village in a
peat
Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...
excavation area to the east of the
Vecht.
In 1840, it was home to 237 people.
In 1863, Groenekan was cut in two by the
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...
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Hilversum
Hilversum () is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller towns. Hilvers ...
railway line.
Two railway stations were built, but closed in 1922 and 1938.
Between 1867 and 1870, two forts were built near Groenekan as part of the
Stelling van Amsterdam
The UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Defence Line of Amsterdam (in Dutch named ''Stelling van Amsterdam'', ) is a ring of fortifications around Amsterdam. It has 42 forts that are from the centre and lowlands, which can easily be floode ...
: Fort Voordorp and Fort Ruigenhoek. Between 1914 and 1918, and 1939 and 1940, bunkers were constructed around the village.
Gallery
File:Boerderij in Groenekan.JPG, Farm in Groenekan
File:Overzicht van de noordgevel met toren - Groenekan - 20418334 - RCE.jpg, Church of Groenekan
File:Groenekan huis Beukenburg.jpg, Huis Beukenburg ( 1920)
File:Fort Ruigenhoek A voorzijde.jpg, Fort Ruigenhoek
See also
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Rudolf van Reest Rudolf van Reest (12 April 1897 in Rotterdam – 29 November 1979 in Groenekan) was the pseudonym of the Dutch writer Karel Cornelis van Spronsen. Besides writing novels, he also wrote for the Dutch newspaper, originally a resistance periodical, '' ...
References
Populated places in Utrecht (province)
De Bilt
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