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Spengen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Stichtse Vecht, and lies about 10 km northeast of Woerden.

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1217 as Spanien, and is a reference to Spain. It started as a peat excavation settlement in the 11th or 12th century.[2] The postal authorities have placed it under Kockengen,[3] and it has no place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 162 people.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c “Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021”. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ “Spengen – (geografische naam)”. Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ^ “Postcode 3628 in Kockengen”. Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. ^ “Spengen”. Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.