Heusden, Asten

Heusden also known as Asten-Heusden (or Heuze among locals) is a small village in North Brabant in the Netherlands. It is in the so-called Peel region.

Heusden
Village
Former school building in Heusden
Former school building in Heusden
Flag of Heusden
Heusden is located in North Brabant
Heusden
Heusden
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Heusden is located in Netherlands
Heusden
Heusden
Heusden (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°23′2″N 5°45′50″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityAsten
Area
  Total26.26 km2 (10.14 sq mi)
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total2,490
  Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5725[1]
Dialing code073

It was first mentioned in 1794 as Heusden. The etymology is unclear.[3]

Heusden has a small village square with a few bars, a church, a grocery store, and a youth center. The village is only a couple kilometres from Asten which is much larger and the centre of activity for most residents of Heusden. Heusden also has the romantic remains of an old castle that dates from the fifteenth century. Attached to the ruins, a seventeenth-century v-shape farmstead is still in place.

References

  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 5275AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. "Heusden - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.


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