Zeeland is a village in the

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

province of

North Brabant North Brabant ( ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, Dutch Brabant or Hollandic 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 ...

. It is located in the former municipality of

Landerd Landerd () is a former municipality within the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Maashorst. History Landerd is the result of a merger between the formerly independent mun ...

, about 5 km northeast of

Uden Uden () is a town and former municipality in the province of North Brabant, in the Netherlands. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Maashorst. History Uden was first recorded around 1190 as "Uthen". However, earlier settle ...

History

The village was first mentioned in 1376 as Zeelant, and refers to Terra Salica, an inheritance system which excluded women. Zeeland developed in the Middle Ages on the edge of the

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region. The Catholic St Jacobus de Meerdere Church was built between 1871 and 1872 as a replacement for its medieval predecessor. Zeeland was home to 467 people in 1840. Zeeland was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became part of Landerd. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of

Maashorst Maashorst is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the south of the Netherlands, formed from the merger of Landerd and Uden. The municipality came into existence on 1 January 2022. The name Maashorst refers to the nature reserve of ...

Gallery

Image:Zeeland, kerk foto2 2010-04-10 12.23.JPG, Zeeland, church Image:Zeeland, molen1 foto2 2010-04-10 13.07.JPG, Zeeland, windmill File:Zeeland Rijksmonument 519137 pastorie Kerkstraat 51.JPG, Clergy house File:Zeeland, ancienne ferme au lieu-dit 'Graspeel'.JPG, Farm in Zeeland

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External links

* Populated places in North Brabant Former municipalities of North Brabant Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1994 Geography of Maashorst {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub