Knegsel Explained

Knegsel
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: Eersel
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:26
Area Total Km2:10.94
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,400
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:5511
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:040

Knegsel is a village in the south of the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Eersel, North Brabant. Knegsel is part of the Acht Zaligheden (Eight Beatitudes), alongside Eersel, Duizel, Steensel, Wintelre, Netersel, Hulsel en Reusel.

The village was first mentioned in 1281 as Cneczele, and means "single room house belonging to the servant".[3]

Knegsel was home to 238 people in 1840. The Catholic Monulphus and Gondulphus was built in 1926, and was a low wide tower. Knegsel used to be part of the municipality Vessem, Wintelre en Knegsel. In 1996, it was merged into Eersel.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 5511AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 16 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 16 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Knegsel . Etymologiebank . 16 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Knegsel . Plaatsengids . 16 April 2022 . nl.