Kotten | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Winterswijk |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 42 |
Area Total Km2: | 11.33 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 650 |
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: | 7107 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0543 |
Coordinates: | 51.95°N 52°W |
Kotten is a hamlet in the municipality of Winterswijk, in the Netherlands.
It was first mentioned in 1302 as Katen or Koten, and means "little farms/houses".[3]
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.[4]