Hooge Zwaluwe

Hooge Zwaluwe is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Drimmelen, about 3.5 km north-west of Made.[3]

Hooge Zwaluwe
Village
Harbour of Hooge Zwaluwe
Harbour of Hooge Zwaluwe
Hooge Zwaluwe is located in North Brabant
Hooge Zwaluwe
Hooge Zwaluwe
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Hooge Zwaluwe is located in Netherlands
Hooge Zwaluwe
Hooge Zwaluwe
Hooge Zwaluwe (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51.6833°N 4.7471°E / 51.6833; 4.7471
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityDrimmelen
Area
[1]
 • Total16.25 km2 (6.27 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
−0.6 m (−2.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,770
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4927[1]
Dialing code0168

History

The village was first mentioned in 1291 as Zwaluwe, and refers to a river (Grote Hollandse Waard). The etymology is based on the verb to swell (to become bigger). Hooge (high) has been added to distinguish from Lage Zwaluwe.[4] During the St. Elizabeth flood of 1421, the polders were flooded by the Grote Hollandse Waard. In the 16th century, a new western dike was built and Hooge Zwaluwe started to develop along the dike. South of the centre, there is a concentration of houses around the Catholic church.[5]

The Dutch Reformed church was built next to the dike between 1639 and 1641. In 1910, it was damaged by fire. A little open square tower was constructed on top of the church. The Catholic St Willibrordus Church is an aisleless church in Gothic Revival style built in 1865. The tower was enlarged between 1919 and 1920.[5] The church was decommissioned in 2013 and has been converted into a restaurant.[6]

The grist mill Zeldenrust was built in 1866. The wind mill was restored to working order between 1994 and 1997. The wind mill grinds on voluntary basis.[7]

Hooge Zwaluwe was home to 731 people in 1840.[6] In 1886, a railway station opened on the Lage Zwaluwe to 's-Hertogenbosch railway line. The station closed in 1950, and the building was demolished in 1960.[8] Hooge Zwaluwe formed a municipality with Lage Zwaluwe as Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe. in 1996, it was merged into Drimmelen.[6]

Notable people
  • Protestant Church
    Protestant Church
  • Supermarket
    Supermarket
  • Former town hall
    Former town hall
  • Windmill Zeldenrust
    Windmill Zeldenrust

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2022. Includes Zevenbergsche Hoek
  2. "Postcodetool for 4927AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. "Distance Hooge Zwaluwe to Made". Distance.to (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. "Hooge Zwaluwe - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  5. Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Hooge Zwaluw (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  6. "Hooge Zwaluwe". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  7. "Zeldenrust". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  8. "station Hooge Zwaluwe". Stationweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  9. "Johannes Gijsbert Vogel". Biografisch Portaal (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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