Leende is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, approximately 12 km southeast of Eindhoven.
Leende | |
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Village | |
 St Petrus Banden Church | |
  Leende Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands  Leende Leende (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°20′59″N 5°33′9″E / 51.34972°N 5.55250°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Heeze-Leende |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.30 km2 (13.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,015 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5595[1] |
| Dialing code | 040 |
History edit
The village was first mentioned in 1253 as Lieende. The etymology is unclear.[3] Leende is a village which developed in the Early Middle Ages along the Groote Aa.[4]
A church has been known to exist since 1285. The choir of St. Petrus' Banden Church dates from around 1400. The tower is from the late-15th century. The church was restored in stages during the early 20th century.[4]
Leende was home to 1,607 people in 1840.[5] Leende was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with Heeze.[6]
Local parts edit
Heeze, Leende, Leenderstrijp and Sterksel.
Neighbouring communities edit
Geldrop-Mierlo, Someren, Cranendonck, Hamont-Achel, Valkenswaard, Waalre and Eindhoven.
Gallery edit
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Central square -
Leenderhof, retirement home -
Dorpstraat -
"Achelse Kluis", Monastery on the border with Belgium -
Restaurant Mariahoeve
References edit
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5595AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Leende - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ a b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Leende (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Leende". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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