Kotten is a hamlet in the municipality of Winterswijk, in the Netherlands.

Kotten
Hamlet
Geessinkweg in Kotten
Kotten Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands Show map of Gelderland Kotten Kotten (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°57′N 6°46′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Winterswijk
Area [1]
• Total	11.33 km2 (4.37 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	42 m (138 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	650
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7107[1]
Dialing code	0543

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 Oeding [nl; de] in Germany and both villages used to known for their smuggling activities.[4]

Notable people

• Leonie Hesselink [nl] (born 1992), model and television presenter. Miss World Nederland in 1998.[5]

Gallery

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  Farm in Kotten
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  Border crossing
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  Flax oven
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  School

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