Esch is a village in the

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province of

North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the w ...

. It is located in the municipality of

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History

The village was first mentioned in 773 or 774 as Hesc, and probably means "ash (''

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'') forest". Esch is a church village which developed in the Early Middle Ages along the Esserstroom. The

Abbey of Echternach The Abbey of Echternach is a Benedictine monastery in the town of Echternach, in eastern Luxembourg. The Abbey was founded in the 7th century by St Willibrord, the patron saint of Luxembourg. For three hundred years, it benefited from the pa ...

had possessions in Esch back in the 8th century. The tower of the St Willibrordus Church dates from the late-15th century. The church was built between 1926 and 1927 in

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style. The convert Sancta Monica was built in 1895 by the missionary sisters Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe van Afrika (Our Lady of Africa). In 2012, the convent was convert into an apartment building. Esch was home to 245 people in 1840. Esch was a separate municipality until 1996, when it was merged with Haaren.

Gallery

1867 Esch.png, Map of 1867 File:Dorpsstraat 7 en 9 Esch.jpg, House in Esch File:Esch.jpg, Street of Esch File:Leunisdijk 3 en 5 Esch.jpg, Houses in Esch

References

Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1996 Populated places in North Brabant Former municipalities of North Brabant Boxtel {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub