Eethen
Eethen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Altena.
Eethen | |
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Village | |
 Dutch Reformed church Eethen | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Eethen Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands  Eethen Eethen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°43′51″N 5°3′10″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Altena |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.86 km2 (2.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.4 m (4.6 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 890 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4266[1] |
| Dialing code | 0416 |
The village was first mentioned in 850 as Atina. The etymology is unclear.[3] Eethen developed on a sand hill in the Middle Ages and part of the original ring road is still visible.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 12th century. The tower was added in the late-14th century. In 1944, it was severely damaged by World War II and was restored and reconstructed between 1948 and 1951.[4]
Eethen was home to 310 people 1840.[5] Eethen was a separate municipality between 1923 and 1973. It was formed by the merging of the municipalities of Drongelen, Genderen, and Meeuwen, and became a part of Aalburg in 1973.[6]
Gallery
View of Eethen in July 2007
Former town hall
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- "Postcodetool for 4266EA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- "Eethen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Eethen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- "Eethen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- van der Meer, Ad; Boonstra, Onno (2006). Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten 1812–2006 (PDF) (in Dutch). The Hague: Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. ISBN 90-6984-495-8. OCLC 206151799. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-26.
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