Heeze-Leende () is a

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 ...

in the southern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, near Eindhoven. It is known for

Heeze Castle Heeze Castle ( nl, Kasteel Heeze) is situated in the Netherlands, south of Eindhoven. It used to be the centre of the seigneury of Heeze, Leende and Zesgehuchten, part of the Duchy of Brabant. In the Middle Ages, it was owned by the de Horne famil ...

(''Kasteel Heeze''). The spoken language is "Heeze-en-Leendes", a distinct dialect within the

East Brabantian East Brabantian ( nl, Oost Noord-Brabants or Oost Brabants) is one of the main divisions of the Brabantian dialect group recognized by the ''Woordenboek van de Brabantse dialecten''. East Brabantian dialects are mainly spoken in the eastern part of ...

dialect group and is very similar to colloquial

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

Population centres

Heeze Heeze is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, about 9 km southeast of Eindhoven. The Heeze Castle is located east of the town. Further east and to the north lies the Strabrechtse ...

Leende Leende is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, approximately 12 km southeast of Eindhoven. History The village was first mentioned in 1253 as Lieende. The etymology is unclear ...

Sterksel Sterksel is a village in the southern Netherlands, near Eindhoven. It lies within the municipality Heeze-Leende. It's the smallest village of three in the municipality. The spoken language is "Heeze-en-Leendes", a distinct dialect within the East ...

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Heeze-Leende, June 2015''

Notable people

Jan Moninckx Jan Moninckx (c1656 Leende - buried 20 May 1714 Amsterdam), was a Dutch botanical artist and painter, best known for the colour plates he and his daughter, Maria Moninckx, created and which make up the nine-volume ''Moninckx Atlas''. This was pub ...

(ca.1656 in Leende - 1714) a Dutch botanical artist and painter *

Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers (14 February 1883 – 1 January 1978) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Demo ...

(1883 in Heeze – 1978) a Dutch politician, diplomat and agronomist. *

Thomas Horsten Thomas Horsten (born 5 January 1994) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for UNA. Career Horsten made his professional debut for Jong PSV, the second team of PSV Eindhoven, in the Eerste Divisie, the Dutch second tier, on 3 August 2 ...

(born 1994 in Heeze) a Dutch professional footballer

Gallery

File:Catharinakerk, Beukenlaan 1, Sterksel.JPG, Catharinakerk, Beukenlaan, Sterksel File:Pastoor Thijsenlaan 4, Sterksel.JPG, Pastoor Thijsenlaan, Sterksel File:Jan Deckersstraat 29, Heeze GM.JPG, Jan Deckersstraat, Heeze File:21292 Sint Victor Geldrop.jpg, Molen, Sint Victor Geldrop

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of North Brabant Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1997 {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub