Oud Gastel

Oud Gastel
Village
Street view
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Coordinates: 51°35′11″N4°27′28″E / 51.58639°N 4.45778°E / 51.58639; 4.45778
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Halderberge
Area [1]
• Total	18.08 km2 (6.98 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	6,615
• Density	370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4751 [1]
Dialing code	0165

Oud Gastel is a village situated in the municipality of Halderberge, in the north-west of the North Brabant province in the Netherlands.

The village was first mentioned in 1278 as Gestele, and means "guest house". Oud (old) has been added to distinguish from the former village Nieuw Gastel. ^{[3] [4]} Oud Gastel is a stretched out settlement which developed in the Late Middle Ages. ^[5]

The Catholic St Laurentius Church was built in 1906 to replace its predecessor. The tower of the old church remained and dates from 1483. The tower was restored between 1952 and 1959. ^[5]

Oud Gastel was home to 581 people in 1840. Prior to 1997, the village was part of the Oud- en Nieuw-Gastel municipality. ^[6]

Gallery

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  Saint Laurentius church
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  Church
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  Houses in Oud Gastel
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  Office building

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 4751AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
3. "Oud-Gastel – (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
4. "Gastel – (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
5. Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Oud Gastel (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9945 6 . Retrieved 16 April 2022.
6. "Oud-Gastel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.