Hoenkoop
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Hoenkoop
| settlement_type = Village
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| native_name_lang = nl
| image_skyline = File:Aankomst in Hoenkoop vanaf de Hoenkoopserijweg op de Hoenkoopsebuurtweg.Het buurtschap moet het stellen zonder een plaatsnaam bord.jpg
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Utrecht
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Oudewater
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| area_total_km2 = 0.09
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=27 March 2022}}
| population_total = 455
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0348
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| coordinates = {{coord|52.00349|4.84747|region:NL|display=inline, title}}
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Hoenkoop is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht.
Since 1970, Hoenkoop has been a part of the municipality of Oudewater. Between 1815 and 1970, it was a separate municipality.
The hamlet was first mentioned in 1299 or 1300 Hoencoop, and means "(peat) concession", however the name first name Hoen does not fit.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/hoenkoop |title=Hoenkoop - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=27 March 2022 |language=nl}} Hoenkoop has not place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 324 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/hoenkoop |title=Hoenkoop |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=27 March 2022 |language=nl}}
Gallery
File:Hoenkoop een buurtschap aan de Hoenkoopsebuurtweg te zuid westen van Oudewater.jpg|Farms in Hoenkoop
File:Paard van Piet van Heerden.jpg|Horse statue by Piet van Heerden
File:Het Hoen van Hoenkoop.JPG|Chicken statue
References
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{{Dutch municipality Oudewater}}
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Category:Former municipalities of Utrecht (province)
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