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Gestel (Berlaar)
Gestel may refer to several places: * Gestel, Netherlands, a former village near Eindhoven ** Gestel en Blaarthem, a former municipality near Eindhoven, now a neighbourhood of that city * , in Berlaar Antwerp, Belgium * Gestel, Meerhout, Meerhout Antwerp, Belgium * Gestel, Lummen, Lummen Limburg, Belgium * Gestel, Meeuwen, Meeuwen (Belgium), Meeuwen Limburg, Belgium * Gestel, Morbihan, Morbihan France {{place name disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gestel, Netherlands
Gestel is a borough in the southwestern part of the city of Eindhoven, Netherlands. Gestel used to be a separate village, and until 1920 was part of the separate municipality of Gestel en Blaarthem. On 1 January 2005 it had a population of nearly 27,000 people. Gestel consists of three neighbourhoods: Rozenknopje (with Hagekamp, Oude Spoorbaan and Schrijversbuurt), Oud Gestel (with Rapelenburg, Bennekel, Blaarthem, Genderdal, Gennep and de Beemden) and Oud Kasteel (with Genderbeemd, Ooievaarsnest and Hanevoet). Gestel borders other parts of Eindhoven (Strijp, Stratum and Eindhoven Centrum, which is the pre-1920 municipality of Eindhoven, with minor adjustments) and the municipalities of Waalre and Veldhoven Veldhoven () is a municipality and town on the Gender in the southern Netherlands, just southwest of Eindhoven. Topography Dutch topographic map of Veldhoven (town), Dec. 2013 Population centres The modern town of Veldhoven is an agglomerat .... External linksGestel-are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gestel En Blaarthem
Gestel en Blaarthem is a former municipality of the Netherlands. The municipality was made up of the villages of Gestel and Blaarthem. On 1 Januari 1920 the municipality merged with the municipality of Eindhoven, together with the former municipalities of Stratum, Strijp, Tongelre and Woensel Woensel is a former town in the Dutch province of North Brabant, but nowadays a borough of Eindhoven. An important rural village in North Brabant, Woensel is mentioned in a document from 1107; it was the seat of a deanage of the diocese of Liège. .... Mayors of Gestel en Blaarthem See also * Gestel External links Map of Gestel en Blaarthem in 1867on atlas1868.nlCoat of arm of Gestel en Blaarthem Hoge Raad van Adel {{coord, 51, 25, 30, N, 5, 27, 42, E, display=title, region:NL_type:city_source:nlwiki Former municipalities of North Brabant History of Eindhoven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlaar
Berlaar () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Berlaar proper and . In 2021, Berlaar had a total population of 11,710. The total area is 24.57 km². History The current municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ... of Berlaar was founded on 1 January 1965. Berlaar is actually a fusion of the former municipality Gestel and the Core of Berlaar itself. Berlaar is a part of the Belgische Kempen. According to legend, the citizens of the early Middle Ages couldn't agree on where the church had to be built. They let fate decide and let two bears fight over it. Where the one bear killed the other, that would be the location the church should be built. Hence the exceptional position of the church at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meerhout
Meerhout () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Meerhout proper. In 2021, Meerhout had a total population of 10,279. The total area is 36.29 km² which gives a population density of 264 inhabitants per km². In Meerhout some famous people have lived, like Kate Ryan (well known in France and Belgium, The UK, Turkey, Spain and the rest of western Europe). Meerhout is a part of the Economic Network of the Albertkanaal (Albert Canal, named after King Albert 1). Demographics As of 1 January 2008, there are 9578 people living in Meerhout. 50.4% of them are men, 49.6% are women. Most people are older than 40. Tourism There is quite a lot of tourism in Meerhout. Tourist routes include the "drieprovincieënroute" (three provinces route), which is a cycling route going through the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant and Limburg. There are also some B&Bs available, and most shopkeepers understand English. Mee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lummen
Lummen (; li, Leume or ''Lumme'' ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006, Lummen had a total population of 13,691. The total area is 53.38 km² which gives a population density of 256 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Lummen proper, Meldert en Linkhout. In addition, it includes the following hamlets: Geneiken, Genenbos, Gestel, Goeslaar, Groenlaren, Laren, Mellaer, Molem, Oostereinde, Rekhoven, Schalbroek, and Thiewinkel. Kasteel Lagendal is situated in this municipality. The historic coat of arms features the crests of the Houses of Arenberg, La Marck and Arrazola de Oñate. In 2008 however, the municipality chose to use a new logo on its official documents instead. Originally this was an estate ("villa") of the Prince Bishop of Liège. The core of this (Lummen-Koersel) was one parish until 1180. From the 10th to the 12th centuries, the County of Loon expanded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meeuwen (Belgium) , a Dutch noble family
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Meeuwen may refer to: * Meeuwen, Belgium, a village in the municipality of Meeuwen-Gruitrode * Meeuwen, Netherlands, a village in the municipality of Altena See also * Van Meeuwen Van Meeuwen is a list of Dutch noble families, Dutch noble family. History Jan Jansz van Meeuwen, the first recorded member of the family lived in the 17th century at Megen, was a coppersmith and pan repairman. Later, the family moved to Oss, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
