| Groenekan | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - De Bilt - Groenekan.png |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Groenekan in the municipality of De Bilt.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Utrecht |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | De Bilt |
| Coordinates: | 52.1242°N 5.1489°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 2 |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.14 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,975 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 3737 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0346 |
Groenekan is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt, and lies about 3 km west of Bilthoven.
It was first mentioned in 1607 as De Groene Kan, and is a reference to an inn with a green pot as display.[3] Groenekan was a road village in a peat excavation area to the east of the Vecht.[4] In 1840, it was home to 237 people.[5]
In 1863, Groenekan was cut in two by the Utrecht-Hilversum railway line.[4] Two railway stations were built, but closed in 1922 and 1938.[6] [7] Between 1867 and 1870, two forts were built near Groenekan as part of the Stelling van Amsterdam: Fort Voordorp and Fort Ruigenhoek. Between 1914 and 1918, and 1939 and 1940, bunkers were constructed around the village.[4]