Kotten is a hamlet in the municipality of
Winterswijk
Winterswijk (; also known as ''Winterswiek'' or ''Wenters'') is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. It has a population of and is situated in the Achterhoek, which lies in the easternmost part of the province of Gelderland in th ...
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It was first mentioned in 1302 as Katen or Koten, and means "little farms/houses".
Kotten was home to 677 people in 1840. Kotten always had good relations with neighbouring in Germany and both villages used to known for their smuggling activities.
Notable people
* (born 1992), model and television presenter. Miss World Nederland in 1998.
Gallery
File:Meester Meinenweg - achterhuis.jpg, Farm in Kotten
File:Grensovergang Winterswijk-Oeding.jpg, Border crossing
File:H.9 erve Fokkink, vlasoven - Kotten - 20127224 - RCE.jpg, Flax oven
File:OBS Kotten.jpg, School
References
Populated places in Gelderland
Winterswijk
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