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.

Kortenhoeven
Hamlet
View on Kortenhoeven
View on Kortenhoeven
Kortenhoeven is located in Utrecht (province)
Kortenhoeven
Kortenhoeven
Location in the Netherlands
Kortenhoeven is located in Netherlands
Kortenhoeven
Kortenhoeven
Kortenhoeven (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°58′14″N 5°02′51″E / 51.97056°N 5.04750°E / 51.97056; 5.04750
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceUtrecht
MunicipalityVijfheerenlanden
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4128[1]
Dialing code0347[1]

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Postcode 4128 in Lexmond". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Kortenhoeven - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022. not found
  4. ^ "Kortenhoeven". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.