Halsteren

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Halsteren
Altere
—  Dorp  —
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Coordinates: 51°31′N 4°16′E / 51.517°N 4.267°E / 51.517; 4.267
Country Netherlands
Province Noord-Brabant
Municipality Bergen op Zoom
Population 13.238

Halsteren is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom, about 4 km north of that city. Halsteren has an old church from 1457 and a new church, build in 1919. A little village called Polder was located between Halsteren and Tholen in the Middle Ages.

Halsteren was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became a part of Bergen op Zoom.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]

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Coordinates: 51°32′N 4°16′E / 51.533°N 4.267°E / 51.533; 4.267