Toom, Netherlands

Toom
Hamlet
Toom is located in North Brabant
Toom
Toom
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Toom is located in Netherlands
Toom
Toom
Toom (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°16′12″N 5°33′35″E / 51.27000°N 5.55972°E / 51.27000; 5.55972
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityCranendonck
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
355
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6021[1]
Dialing code0495

Toom is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck,[3] about 1 km west of Budel, and a few hundred metres from the Belgian border.[4]

In the middle of the 19th century, the hamlet had a population of 140.[5] Currently, together with neighbouring Berg, the hamlet has 355 inhabitants.[1] It was first mentioned in 1225 as "tegen die toym", and means burial hill.[6] Toom has no place name signs, and consists of about 70 houses.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022. combined with Toom
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6021AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.
  4. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  5. ^ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 11 (T-V), 1848, p. 299.
  6. ^ "Toom - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Toom". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.


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