Vrijhoeve-Capelle

Vrijhoeve-Capelle is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Waalwijk, about 10 km north of Tilburg.

Vrijhoeve-Capelle
Village
Old photo of station in Vrijhoeve-Capelle
Vrijhoeve-Capelle
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Vrijhoeve-Capelle
Vrijhoeve-Capelle (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°40′N 5°02′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityWaalwijk
Area
[1]
 • Total3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1.4 m (4.6 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total4,080
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5161[1]
Dialing code0416

History

The village was first mentioned in 1523 as "ter Capelle in die Vrie Houven", and means "piece of land free of taxation near Capelle".[3] Vrijhoeve-Capelle developed in the Middle Ages near the peat excavation area on the border of Holland and the Duchy of Brabant.[4]

Huis Zuidewijn is a former estate. The central part and the left wing date from the late-16th century. The right wing was added in the 17th century. The estate was modified and extended in 1763.[4]

Vrijhoeve-Capelle was home to 444 people in 1840.[5] In 1886, a railway station was built on the Lage Zwaluwe to 's Hertogenbosch railway line. It closed in 1950 and the building was demolished the same year.[6] Vrijhoeve-Capelle was a separate municipality until 1923, when it became part of Sprang-Capelle.[7] In 1997, it became part of the municipaltiy of Waalwijk.[5]

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 5161AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. "Vrijhoeve-Capelle - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Vrijhoeve-Capelle (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. "Sprang-Capelle". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. "halte Capelle- Vrijhoeve". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  7. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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