Alphen, North Brabant
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Alphen Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands Alphen Alphen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°28′51″N 4°57′22″E / 51.48083°N 4.95611°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Alphen-Chaam |
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• Total | 39.92 km2 (15.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 4,305 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5130 & 5131[1] |
| Dialing code | 013 |
Alphen is a village in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam, in the Netherlands. It is located about 12 km southwest of Tilburg.
History
Alphen was first mentioned in 709,[3] when a nobleman named Engelbrecht sold "Alfheim" to Saint Willibrord. In 739, it was sold on to the Abbey of Echternach.[4] Alphen was originally a collection of hamlets which started to concentrate around the church.[5]
The Catholic St Willibrord Church was built in 1954 to replace a church from 1909-1910 which was destroyed in 1944. The earliest church dated from the 16th century and had a tower which was built around 1559. The emergency church, which was built in 1945, is still located next to the St Willibrord Church.[5]
In 1542, Alphen was burned to the ground by the army of Guelders under Maarten van Rossum, and in 1944, it suffered from destruction and looting as well.[6]
Alphen includes the hamlets of 't Zand, Alphen-Oosterwijk, Druisdijk, Looneind, Boslust, Hondseind, Het Sas, Terover, Boshoven and Kwaalburg.[4]
Alphen was home to 431 people in 1840. Until 1997, Alphen was the main village of the municipality of Alphen en Riel.[4]
Notable people
Gallery
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Former tannery
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Monastery garden
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Restaurant in Alphen
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Town hall
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5131AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Alphen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Alphen NB". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ a b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Alphen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Historische Alphense klok is nu pronkstuk van klokkenmuseum". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.