Teckop

Teckop
Hamlet
Bridige in Teckop
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Coordinates: 52°08′00″N 4°55′17″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht (province)
Municipality	Woerden
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3471[1]
Dialing code	0348[1]

Teckop is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 6 km northeast of Woerden.

Teckop was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1857, when it was merged with Kamerik.^[2]

Teckop is not a statistical entity,^[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Kamerik.^[1]

The hamlet was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as teykincoep, and means "concession of Teyke (person)".^[4] Teckop used to have place name sign, however they have been removed. In 1840, it was home to 161 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 40 houses.^[5]

Gallery

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  Pumping station in Teckop
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  Farm "De Lente"
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  View on the windmill of Kockenge from Teckop

References

1. "Postcode Teckop in Kamerik". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
2. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
3. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022. not found
4. "Teckop - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
5. "Teckop". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.