Heeze-Leende

Heeze-Leende
Heeze-Leende
	Municipality
	Heeze Castle
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in North Brabant
	Coordinates: 51°23′N 5°35′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Established	1 January 1997[1]
Government [2]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Paul Verhoeven (VVD)
Area [3]
• Total	105.04 km2 (40.56 sq mi)
• Land	104.00 km2 (40.15 sq mi)
• Water	1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi)
Elevation [4]	23 m (75 ft)
Population (January 2019)[5]
• Total	15,964
• Density	154/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	5590–5595, 6029
Area code	040
Website	www.heeze-leende.nl

Heeze-Leende (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦeːzə ˈleːndə] (listen)) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands, near Eindhoven. It is known for Heeze Castle (Kasteel Heeze).

The spoken language is "Heeze-en-Leendes", a distinct dialect within the East Brabantian dialect group and is very similar to colloquial Dutch.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Heeze-Leende, June 2015

Notable people

Jan Moninckx (ca.1656 in Leende - 1714) a Dutch botanical artist and painter
Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers (1883 in Heeze – 1978) a Dutch politician, diplomat and agronomist.
Thomas Horsten (born 1994 in Heeze) a Dutch professional footballer

Gallery

Catharinakerk, Beukenlaan, Sterksel
Pastoor Thijsenlaan, Sterksel
Jan Deckersstraat, Heeze
Molen, Sint Victor Geldrop

References

"Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1997" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1997]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
"Wie is wie" [Who is who] (in Dutch). Gemeente Heeze-Leende. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
"Postcodetool for 5591HS". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

External links

Media related to Heeze-Leende at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

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[1] "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1997" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1997]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

[mayor_now-2] "Wie is wie" [Who is who] (in Dutch). Gemeente Heeze-Leende. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

[3] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[AHN-4] "Postcodetool for 5591HS". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

[5] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.