Gassel

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Gassel
Village
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Gassel
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
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Gassel
Gassel (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°44′25″N5°46′49″E / 51.74028°N 5.78028°E / 51.74028; 5.78028
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality Land van Cuijk
Area
[1]
 • Total
6.65 km2 (2.57 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
1,180
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5438 [1]
Dialing code 0486

Gassel is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the former municipality of Grave. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.

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History

Gassel was mentioned first in 1485 as Gassel, and means "guesthouse". [3] Gassel probably dates from the Early Middle Ages and developed on a sandy hill. [4]

The St John, the Baptist Church was built in 1875 in Gothic Revival style. It was modified in 1888. The castle Tongelaar is located south of Gassel and was first mentioned in 1292 as belonging to the Lords of Cuijk. The south-western tower dates from the 15th century. Around 1771, the other buildings were constructed. [4]

Gassel was home to 200 people in 1840. [3] Gassel was a separate municipality since the year 1811 until 1942, when it was merged with Beers. [5] In 1994, the municipality of Beers was divided between Cuijk and Grave, and Gassel became incorporated into Grave. In 2022, it was merged into Land van Cuijk. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 5438AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Gassel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Gassel (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90-400-9945-6 . Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten , KNAW, 2011.


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