Vinkenkade

Vinkenkade is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, about 5 km northeast of Vinkeveen. Vinkenkade consists of a single road, parallel to the A2 highway Amsterdam-Utrecht. The road is situated on a quay ("kade" in Dutch), which forms the northeast shore of the lake area Vinkeveensche Plassen.

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Vinkekade
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 52°14′37″N 4°58′12″E / 52.24361°N 4.97000°E / 52.24361; 4.97000
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	De Ronde Venen
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3645[1]
Dialing code	0297[1]
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It was first mentioned between 1839 and 1859 as "De Vinkenkade of Groenland", and means "quay with inferior peat".^[2] Vinkenkade is not a statistical entity,^[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Vinkeveen.^[1] Vinkenkade has no place name signs, and consists of about 120 houses and about 310 holiday homes.^[4]

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Postcode Vinkenkade in Vinkeveen". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
2. ^ "Vinkenkade - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2022. not found
4. ^ "Vinkenkade". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

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