Sterksel
Appearance
Sterksel | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°21′2″N 5°36′43″E / 51.35056°N 5.61194°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Municipality | Heeze-Leende |
Area | |
• Total | 17.62 km2 (6.80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,785 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 6029[1] |
Dialing code | 040 |
Website | https://www.sterksel.nu/ |
Sterksel is a village in the southern Netherlands, near Eindhoven. It lies within the municipality Heeze-Leende. It's the smallest village of three in the municipality. The spoken language is "Heeze-en-Leendes", a distinct dialect within the East Brabantian dialect group, quite similar to colloquial Dutch.
History
[edit]The village was first mentioned between 1196 and 1198 as Sterkesele. The suffix means "single roomed house". The first part can either be sterk (strong) or sterke (young cow).[3] Sterksel is an agricultural community from the Middle Ages. Between 1798 until 1915, it was owned by the Pompen family.[4]
Sterksel was home to 99 people in 1840.[5] Broederhuis Providentia is a monastery established in 1915.[4]
Gallery
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St Catharina Church
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Villa Ekelhof
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House in Sterksel
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Supermarket
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6029PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Sterksel - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ a b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Sterksel (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Sterksel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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