Kotten
# Kotten

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".

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.

## Notable people

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

## Gallery

* Farm in Kotten
* Border crossing
* Flax oven
* School
