Stampersgat is a village situated in the municipality of

Halderberge Halderberge () is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. Population centres * Oudenbosch (population: 13,110) * Hoeven (6,560) *Oud Gastel (6,360) *Bosschenhoofd (2,180) *Stampersgat (1,330) Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the muni ...

, in the north-west of the

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 ...

province in the

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 ...

. The village was first mentioned in 1639 as Stoutersgat, and means "mouth of the creek of the family Stamper". Stampersgat is dike village which developed on the

Dintel The Dintel is a river in North Brabant that runs from Oudenbosch to Standdaarbuiten. It originates in Belgium as the Mark. History The Dintel is mentioned in the 13th century as the name Dindel or Dindele. After the St. Elizabeth's flood (1421) ...

in the 15th century. In 1899, a church was built which was replaced in 1924. Stampersgat was home to 134 people in 1840. The village was completely destroyed in 1944. The village used to part of the municipality of Oud en Nieuw Gastel. In 1993, the Province of North Brabant suggested a merger into

Steenbergen Steenbergen () is a municipality and a town in the province of North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area of of which is water. The municipality is mainly agricultural including a ...

. The inhabitants of Stampersgat protested the decision and wanted to merge with

Oudenbosch Oudenbosch () is a town in the municipality of Halderberge in the west of the Dutch province of North Brabant. Oudenbosch is well known for its 'Basiliek', a Catholic church that is a smaller copy of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. History The vi ...

. A majority voted for Oudenbosch in a referendum. In 1997, it was merged into

, the new name for the municipality of Steenbergen.

Gallery

Image:Stampersgat, kerk foto5 2010-09-11 13.37.JPG, Stampersgat, church Image:Stampersgat, watertoren foto4 2010-09-11 13.40.JPG, Stampersgat, water tower Image:Stampersgat, de Mark foto3 2010-09-11 13.57.JPG, Stampersgat, river: de Mark

References

Populated places in North Brabant Halderberge {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub