Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe

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Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe was a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It included the villages of Lage Zwaluwe, and Hooge Zwaluwe.

Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe existed until 1997, when it merged with Made. [1]

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References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten , KNAW, 2011.

Coordinates: 51°41′56″N4°43′28″E / 51.698949°N 4.724464°E / 51.698949; 4.724464