Made is a town in the
Dutch
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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 we ...
. It is located in the municipality of
Drimmelen
Drimmelen () is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province North Brabant.
A large portion of the Biesbosch National Park is part of this municipality.
Population centres
Towns:
* Made (population: 11,710)
* Terheij ...
, about 10 km northeast of
Breda
Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has ...
.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1321 as die Made, and means hay land. Until the 14th century, Made was part of the meadows of
Geertruidenberg
Geertruidenberg () is a city and municipality in the province North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands. The city, named after Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, received city rights in 1213 from the count of Holland. The fortified city prospered un ...
and was considered part of the city until 1795.
The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1512. In 1944, it was damaged by war and restored in 1952. The Catholic St. Bernardus Church was built in 1870.
Made was home to 1,104 people in 1840.
Between 1997 and 1998, "Made" was the name of a municipality, created in the merger of the former municipalities of
Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe
Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe was a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It included the villages of Lage Zwaluwe, and Hooge Zwaluwe.
Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe existed until 1997, when it merged with Made
Made or MADE may refer to:
Enterta ...
,
Made en Drimmelen, and
Terheijden
Terheijden is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Drimmelen, about 6 km north of Breda.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1332 as van der Heyden, and means "(cultivated) heath lan ...
. In 1998, the name of the municipality was changed to "Drimmelen".
[Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. ]
Made lies along the highway
A59, which puts it in close range of both the
A16 and the
A27.
Made has public sports associations for soccer, scouting, tennis and hockey, as well as for several indoor sports like badminton, table tennis and gymnastics. There is an outdoor public swimming pool the "Randoet", which opens only between May and October.
Gallery
File:2006-07-08 15.03 Made, kerk.JPG, Made, Catholic St. Blasius church
File:WLM - RuudMorijn - blocked by Flickr - - DSC 0371 Ned. Hervormde Kerk, Patronaatstraat 27, Made, rm 28088.jpg, Made, Protestant church
File:Made Kerkstr 8a vml Pastorie cafe Het Oud Mannenhuis.jpg, Pub in Made
File:Made Julianastr 1 School Lage Weide.jpg, School in Made
References
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Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1997
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1998
Populated places in North Brabant
Former municipalities of North Brabant
Drimmelen