Den Hout is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Oosterhout.[3][4]
The village was first mentioned in 1311 as "Rolinus dictus van den Houte", and means deciduous forest.[5] The area around Den Hout was settled during Roman times, but abandoned in 273.[4] Den Hout developed in the Middle Ages around a triangular village 'square'.[6]
The St Cornelius Church was built in 1877 and 1878 in Gothic Revival style and as an octagon spire.[6]
Den Hout was home to 650 people in 1840.[4]
Gallery
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Pavilion Het Houtse Meer -
St Cornelius Church -
Association building -
School in Den Hout
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4911AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Den Hout". www.denhout.eu. Retrieved Jan 10, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Den Hout". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Den Hout - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ a b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Den Hout (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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