Den Hout

Den Hout
Village
Inn 't Klosterke
Den Hout Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands Show map of North Brabant Den Hout Den Hout (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°39′28″N 4°48′42″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Oosterhout
Area [1]
• Total	7.91 km^2 (3.05 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	2.3 m (7.5 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,235
• Density	160/km^2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4911[1]
Dialing code	0162

Den Hout is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Oosterhout.[3][4]

The village was first mentioned in 1311 as "Rolinus dictus van den Houte", and means deciduous forest.[5] The area around Den Hout was settled during Roman times, but abandoned in 273.[4] Den Hout developed in the Middle Ages around a triangular village 'square'.[6]

The St Cornelius Church was built in 1877 and 1878 in Gothic Revival style and as an octagon spire.[6]

Den Hout was home to 650 people in 1840.[4]

Gallery

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  Pavilion Het Houtse Meer
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  St Cornelius Church
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  Association building
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  School in Den Hout

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 4911AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
3. "Den Hout". www.denhout.eu. Retrieved Jan 10, 2020.
4. "Den Hout". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
5. "Den Hout - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
6. Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Den Hout (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 18 April 2022.