Cromvoirt Explained

Cromvoirt
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Brabant
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Vught
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:6
Area Total Km2:6.41
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:875
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5266
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0411

Cromvoirt is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Vught.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1312 as Crumvoert, and means "crooked fordable place".[3]

The Catholic St Lambertus Church was built in 1888. In 1891, the tower was constructed next to the church. The tower was blown up by the Germans in 1944, and only partially restored.

Cromvoirt was home to 393 people in 1840.[4] Cromvoirt was a separate municipality until 1933, when it was merged with Vught. The northern part of the municipality, containing the hamlet Deuteren, became a part of the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 5266AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 18 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 18 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Cromvoirt - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 18 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Cromvoirt . Plaatsengids . 18 April 2022 . nl.