Luyksgestel Explained

Luyksgestel
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands#Europe
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: North Brabant
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Bergeijk
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:39
Area Total Km2:1.28
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2,480
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:5575
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0497
Coordinates:51.29°N 5.3239°W

Luyksgestel (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈlœy̯ks.ˌɣɛ.stəl/) is a village in the Netherlands. It is located in the province of North Brabant, within the municipality of Bergeijk.

History

It was first mentioned in 1343 as Gastel, and means "guest house". Luik (French: Liège) has been added to distinguish from Moergestel.[3]

For centuries, Luyksgestel was a part of the territories of the Southern Netherlands (present-day Belgium and surroundings). Until the French revolution it was an exclave of the Bishopric of Liège. Subsequently, until 1819, it belonged to the United kingdom of the Netherlands' province of Antwerp, and only then it was transferred to where it currently belongs: the province of North Brabant, in exchange for Lommel, a neighbouring Brabantian town that was put into the province of Limburg. Luyksgestel was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of the municipality Bergeijk.

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 5575AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 15 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 15 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Luykgestel . Etymologiebank . 15 April 2022 . nl.