Heeze-Leende
Heeze-Leende | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in North Brabant | |
| Coordinates: 51°23′N 5°35′E / 51.383°N 5.583°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Established | 1 January 1997[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Paul Verhoeven (VVD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 105.04 km2 (40.56 sq mi) |
| • Land | 104.02 km2 (40.16 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.02 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[5] | |
| • Total | 16,243 |
| • Density | 156/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 5590–5595, 6029 |
| Area code | 040 |
| Website | www |
Heeze-Leende (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦeːzə ˈleːndə] ) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands, near Eindhoven. It is known for Heeze Castle (Kasteel Heeze).
The spoken language is "Heeze-en-Leendes", a distinct dialect within the East Brabantian dialect group and is very similar to colloquial Dutch.
Population centres
[edit]Topography
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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Heeze-Leende, June 2015
Notable people
[edit]- Jan Moninckx (ca.1656 in Leende - 1714) a Dutch botanical artist and painter
- Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers (1883 in Heeze – 1978) a Dutch politician, diplomat and agronomist.
- Thomas Horsten (born 1994 in Heeze) a Dutch professional footballer
Gallery
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Catharinakerk, Beukenlaan, Sterksel -
Pastoor Thijsenlaan, Sterksel -
Jan Deckersstraat, Heeze -
Molen, Sint Victor Geldrop
References
[edit]- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1997" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1997]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Wie is wie" [Who is who] (in Dutch). Gemeente Heeze-Leende. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5591HS". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links
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Media related to Heeze-Leende at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
Places adjacent to Heeze-Leende |
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Municipalities of North Brabant |
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