Ven is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, halfway between the towns of Heeze and Leende.[2]
Ven | |
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Hamlet | |
Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 5°33′50″E / 51.36667°N 5.56389°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Municipality | Halderberge |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 5591[1] |
Dialing code | 040[1] |
Ven is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Heeze.[1] Ven has no place name signs. It was home to 174 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 40 houses.[4]
It was first mentioned between 1838 and 1857 as "de Ven", and means peat excavation area.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Postcode Ven in Heeze". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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- ^ "Ven (Heeze)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Ven - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.