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Etten-Leur

Coordinates: 51°34′N 4°38′E / 51.567°N 4.633°E / 51.567; 4.633
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Etten-Leur
Municipality
Street (Markt) in Etten-Leur
Street (Markt) in Etten-Leur
Flag of Etten-Leur
Flag
Coat of arms of Etten-Leur
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Etten-Leur in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°34′N 4°38′E / 51.567°N 4.633°E / 51.567; 4.633
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMiranda de Vries (PvdA)
Area
[2]
 • Total55.92 km2 (21.59 sq mi)
 • Land55.30 km2 (21.35 sq mi)
 • Water0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total43,869
 • Density793/km2 (2,050/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
4870–4879
Area code076
Websitewww.etten-leur.nl

Etten-Leur (pronunciationⓘ) is a municipality in the Dutch province Noord-Brabant. Its name is a combination of the two towns from which the municipality originally arose: Etten and Leur. Nowadays both towns have grown into one.

History

Both towns, created in the Middle Ages, were relatively prosperous during the period of the Dutch Republic, the exception being the period of the Eighty Years' War in which the area was a major battleground.[5] This prosperity was caused by the fact that Etten was a centre for the production of peat[6], and Leur was a local trading port, as it had a harbour.

Decline in economic importance marked both towns during the nineteenth century. In 1836 Arnold Damen left Leur in order to work as a missionary in the United States. The painter Vincent van Gogh briefly lived in Etten[7], making him the most famous citizen in the history of Etten and Leur. During World War II, the two towns were freed from German occupation in late October 1944 by elements of the U.S. 104th Infantry Division.

The economic decline was halted when, in 1950, the Dutch government decided to encourage population growth and industrial development. As a result of this development, both towns have grown towards each other and merged into one: Etten-Leur.

Topography

Dutch topographic map of Etten-Leur (town), March 2014

Education

Transportation

Notable people

  • Church: de Sint Lambertuskerk
    Church: de Sint Lambertuskerk
  • Port: de Leurse Haven
    Port: de Leurse Haven
  • Windmill: de Zwartenbergse molen
    Windmill: de Zwartenbergse molen
  • Windmill in modern quarter
    Windmill in modern quarter
  • Factory (Hill's Pet Nutrition Manufacturing BV) at de Mark
    Factory (Hill's Pet Nutrition Manufacturing BV) at de Mark

References

Notes

  1. ^ "Het college van burgemeester en wethouders" [The board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Etten-Leur. Retrieved 4 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 4875AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Grensbataljon [Zuidfront Holland - Mei 1940]". www.zuidfront-holland1940.nl. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  6. ^ deoranjeboom.nl https://deoranjeboom.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Jb-33-1980-01.pdf. Retrieved 2019-01-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Location Etten-Leur, Van Gogh Church - Van Gogh Brabant". www.vangoghbrabant.nl. Retrieved 2019-01-14.

Sources

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