Heusden, Asten

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Heusden
Village
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Former school building in Heusden
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Heusden
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
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Heusden
Heusden (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°23′2″N5°45′50″E / 51.38389°N 5.76389°E / 51.38389; 5.76389
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality Asten
Area
[1]
  Total
26.26 km2 (10.14 sq mi)
Elevation
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6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total
2,490
  Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5725 [1]
Dialing code 073

Heusden also known as Asten-Heusden (or Heuze among locals) is a small village in North Brabant in the Netherlands. It is in the so-called Peel region.

It was first mentioned in 1794 as Heusden. The etymology is unclear. [3]

Heusden has a small village square with a few bars, a church, a grocery store, and a youth center. The village is only a couple kilometres from Asten which is much larger and the centre of activity for most residents of Heusden. Heusden also has the romantic remains of an old castle that dates from the fifteenth century. Attached to the ruins, a seventeenth-century v-shape farmstead is still in place.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 5275AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. "Heusden - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.