Alphen, North Brabant

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands
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51°28′51″N 4°57′22″E / 51.48083°N 4.95611°E / 51.48083; 4.95611CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantMunicipalityAlphen-ChaamArea • Total39.92 km2 (15.41 sq mi)Elevation24 m (79 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total4,305 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
5130 & 5131[1]
Dialing code013

Alphen is a village in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam, in the Netherlands. It is located about 12 km southwest of Tilburg.

History

Alphen was first mentioned in 709,[3] when a nobleman named Engelbrecht sold "Alfheim" to Saint Willibrord. In 739, it was sold on to the Abbey of Echternach.[4] Alphen was originally a collection hamlets which started to concentrate around the church.[5]

The Catholic St Willibrord Church was built in 1954 to replace a church from 1909-1910 which was destroyed in 1944. The earliest church dated from the 16th century and had a tower which was built around 1559. The emergency church which was built in 1945, it is still located next to the St Willibrord Church.[5]

In 1542, Alphen was burned to the ground by the army of Guelders under Maarten van Rossum, and in 1944, it suffered from destruction and looting as well.[6]

Alphen includes the hamlets of 't Zand, Alphen-Oosterwijk, Druisdijk, Looneind, Boslust, Hondseind, Het Sas, Terover, Boshoven and Kwaalburg.[4]

Alphen was home to 431 people in 1840. Until 1997, Alphen was the main village of the municipality of Alphen en Riel.[4]

Notable people

Gallery

  • Former tannery
    Former tannery
  • Monastery garden
    Monastery garden
  • Restaurant in Alphen
    Restaurant in Alphen
  • Town hall
    Town hall

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5131AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Alphen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Alphen NB". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Alphen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Historische Alphense klok is nu pronkstuk van klokkenmuseum". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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