Eethen Explained

Eethen
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Altena
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1.4
Area Total Km2:5.86
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:890
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:4266
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0416
Coordinates:51.7308°N 5.0528°W

Eethen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Altena.

The village was first mentioned in 850 as Atina. The etymology is unclear.[3] Eethen developed on a sand hill in the Middle Ages and part of the original ring road is still visible.[4]

The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 12th century. The tower was added in the late 14th century. In 1944, it was severely damaged in World War II fighting and was restored and reconstructed between 1948 and 1951.[4]

Eethen was home to 310 people 1840.[5] Eethen was a separate municipality between 1923 and 1973. It was formed by the merging of the municipalities of Drongelen, Genderen, and Meeuwen, and became a part of Aalburg in 1973.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4266EA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 14 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 14 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Eethen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 14 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Eethen . Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert. 1997 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9945 6 . 14 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Eethen . Plaatsengids . 14 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Book: van der Meer, Ad. Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten 1812–2006. Boonstra, Onno. 2006. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dutch. The Hague. 90-6984-495-8. 206151799. PDF. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101226162558/http://www.knaw.nl/publicaties/pdf/20061061.pdf. 2010-12-26.