Son, Netherlands

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Son Airborne Forces monument by Jan van Gemert
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Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
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Son (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°31′N5°30′E / 51.517°N 5.500°E / 51.517; 5.500 Coordinates: 51°31′N5°30′E / 51.517°N 5.500°E / 51.517; 5.500
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality Son en Breugel
Area
[1]
 • Total19.91 km2 (7.69 sq mi)
Elevation
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15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total12,730
 • Density640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5691 [1]
Dialing code 0499

Son is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant, in the municipality of Son en Breugel. The nearest major city is Eindhoven.

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1107 as Sunna, and might mean creek. [3] Son developed in the Middle Ages along the Dommel River, and has a triangular market square. [4]

The church tower dates from around 1500. The matching church burnt down in 1958 and demolished in 1962. In 1960, the St Petrus church was built as a replacement, but at some distance from the tower. [4] [5] Son was home to 391 people in 1840. [5]

During World War II, it was the site of a bridge, the capture of which was crucial to the success of Operation Market Garden in September 1944. The bridge itself was featured in the 1977 war film A Bridge Too Far .

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 5691AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Son - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Son (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9945 6 . Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Son". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.


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