Knegsel

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Knegsel
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Knegsel
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
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Knegsel
Knegsel (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°24′N5°21′E / 51.400°N 5.350°E / 51.400; 5.350
Country Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Province North Brabant-Flag.svg North Brabant
Municipality Eersel vlag.svg Eersel
Area
[1]
 • Total
10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Elevation
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26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
1,400
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5511 [1]
Dialing code 040

Knegsel is a village in the south of the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Eersel, North Brabant. Knegsel is part of the Acht Zaligheden (Eight Beatitudes), alongside Eersel, Duizel, Steensel, Wintelre, Netersel, Hulsel en Reusel.

The village was first mentioned in 1281 as Cneczele, and means "single room house belonging to the servant". [3]

Knegsel was home to 238 people in 1840. The Catholic Monulphus and Gondulphus was built in 1926, and was a low wide tower. Knegsel used to be part of the municipality Vessem, Wintelre en Knegsel. In 1996, it was merged into Eersel. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 5511AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Knegsel". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Knegsel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.


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