Milheeze

Milheeze
Village
St Willibrordus Church
Milheeze
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Milheeze
Milheeze (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°30′8″N 5°46′44″E / 51.50222°N 5.77889°E / 51.50222; 5.77889
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityGemert-Bakel
Area
 • Total
19.72 km2 (7.61 sq mi)
Elevation26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
2,280
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5763[1]
Dialing code0492

Milheeze (dialect: Milles) is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant and is part of the municipality of Gemert-Bakel.

The village was first mentioned in 1332 as Milleis. The etymology is unclear.[3] Milheeze developed in the Late Middle Ages around a chapel. The chapel was replaced by the St Willibrordus Church in 1844-1845 which was built on the foundations of the chapel.[4]

Milheeze was home to 579 people in 1840.[5] The monastery Mariaoord was founded in Milheeze in 1935.[4] The village was part of the municipality Bakel en Milheeze until 1966 when it was merged into Gemert-Bakel.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5763AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Milheeze (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Milheeze (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Milheeze". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.