Zeeland, North Brabant

Zeeland
Former school
Zeeland
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Zeeland
Zeeland (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°41′48″N 5°40′34″E / 51.69667°N 5.67611°E / 51.69667; 5.67611
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityMaashorst
Area
 • Total
3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Elevation19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
4,885
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5410, 5411[1]
Dialing code0486
Major roadsA50, N277, N324

Zeeland is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the former municipality of Landerd, about 5 km northeast of Uden.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1376 as Zeelant, and refers to Terra Salica, an inheritance system which excluded women.[3] Zeeland developed in the Middle Ages on the edge of the Peel region. The Catholic St Jacobus de Meerdere Church was built between 1871 and 1872 as a replacement for its medieval predecessor.[4]

Zeeland was home to 467 people in 1840.[3] Zeeland was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became part of Landerd.[5] Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Maashorst.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5411AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Zeeland (Brabant)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Zeeland (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  5. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.