Heeze-Leende

Municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands

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Location in North Brabant

Coordinates: 51°23′N 5°35′E / 51.383°N 5.583°E / 51.383; 5.583CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantEstablished1 January 1997^[1]Government

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• BodyMunicipal council • MayorPaul Verhoeven (VVD)Area

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• Total105.04 km² (40.56 sq mi) • Land104.02 km² (40.16 sq mi) • Water1.02 km² (0.39 sq mi)Elevation

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23 m (75 ft)Population

(January 2021)^[5]

• Total16,243 • Density156/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

5590–5595, 6029

Area code040Websitewww.heeze-leende.nl

Heeze-Leende (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦeːzə ˈleːndə] ^ⓘ) 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 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "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 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.