Mariaheide

Mariaheide is a village in the south of the Netherlands. It is situated in the municipality of Meierijstad, North Brabant.

Mariaheide
Village
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Mariaheide
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Mariaheide
Mariaheide is located in North Brabant
Mariaheide
Mariaheide
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Mariaheide is located in Netherlands
Mariaheide
Mariaheide
Mariaheide (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°38′02″N 5°34′49″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityMeierijstad
Area
[1]
 • Total4.18 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,650
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5464[1]
Dialing code0413
Major roadsA50, N265

History

Mariaheide was founded as a linear settlement along the road from Veghel to Uden. Real population growth never got off the ground though, and in 1907 Mariaheide still only consisted of several farms on cultivated former heathland. However that year, Mariaheide split off from the St. Lambert Parish in Veghel, to form a new and separate parish, the Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, and got its own church. In 1912, the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Mother of God from Veghel, founded the St. Nicholas Monastery in Mariaheide.

  • Church and monastery
    Church and monastery
  • St. Nicholas Monastery
    St. Nicholas Monastery
  • Our Lady of Good Counsel School
    Our Lady of Good Counsel School
  • Monumental warehouse
    Monumental warehouse
  • Farmhouse
    Farmhouse

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022. two entries
  2. "Postcodetool for 5464NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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