Milheeze

Milheeze (dialect: Millus) is a village in the Dutch province North Brabant. Milheeze is part of the municipality Gemert-Bakel.

Milheeze
Village
St Willibrordus Church
St Willibrordus Church
Milheeze is located in North Brabant
Milheeze
Milheeze
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Milheeze is located in Netherlands
Milheeze
Milheeze
Milheeze (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°30′8″N 5°46′44″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityGemert-Bakel
Area
[1]
 • Total19.72 km2 (7.61 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,280
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5763[1]
Dialing code0492

The village was first mentioned in 1332 as Milleis. The etymology is unclear.[3] Milheeze developed in the Late Middle Ages around a chapel. The chapel was replaced by the St Willibrordus Church in 1844-1845 which was built on the foundations of the chapel.[4]

Milheeze was home to 579 people in 1840.[5] The monastery Mariaoord was founded in Milheeze in 1935.[4] The village was part of the municipality Bakel en Milheeze until 1966 when it was merged into Gemert-Bakel.[5]

  • Wind mill Laurentiamolen
    Wind mill Laurentiamolen
  • School in Milheeze
    School in Milheeze

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 5763AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. "Milheeze (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Milheeze (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  5. "Milheeze". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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