Mariahout is a village located in the province of North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, about 20 kilometers northeast of Eindhoven. Mariahout has a population of about 1700 and is the smallest village of the municipality of Laarbeek.

Mariahout
Village
The Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Mariahout
The Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Mariahout
Mariahout is located in North Brabant
Mariahout
Mariahout
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Mariahout is located in Netherlands
Mariahout
Mariahout
Mariahout (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°32′20″N 5°34′2″E / 51.53889°N 5.56722°E / 51.53889; 5.56722
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityLaarbeek
Area
 • Total14.06 km2 (5.43 sq mi)
Elevation14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,025
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5738[1]
Dialing code0499

History edit

From 1920 onwards, the heath land in the western part of the municipality of Lieshout was cultivated. Since then many new farmsteads were built that, together with an existing settlement, formed a new village community. This village was officially established in 1933 when it was given the name Mariahout. This name is a contraction of Maria, the patron saint of the new parish, and Lieshout. Until 1997 Mariahout was a part of the municipality of Lieshout. When this municipality was abolished on 1 January 1997, the village became part of the new municipality of Laarbeek.[3]

Born in Mariahout edit

  • Guus Meeuwis, (born 23 March 1972), a Dutch singer and songwriter

Gallery edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5738AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer, Onno Boonstra (2006), Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten 1812-2006, The Hague, DANS, ISBN 90 6984 495 8