Mariaheide Explained

Mariaheide
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:Meierijstad
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:9
Area Total Km2:4.18
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,650
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:5464
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0413
Coordinates:51.6339°N 5.5803°W
Blank Name Sec1:Major roads
Blank Info Sec1:A50, N265

Mariaheide is a village in the south of the Netherlands. It is situated in the municipality of Meierijstad, North Brabant.

History

Mariaheide was founded as a linear settlement along the road from Veghel to Uden. Real population growth never got off the ground though, and in 1907 Mariaheide still only consisted of several farms on cultivated former heathland. However that year, Mariaheide split off from the St. Lambert Parish in Veghel, to form a new and separate parish, the Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, and got its own church. In 1912, the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Mother of God from Veghel, founded the St. Nicholas Monastery in Mariaheide.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 5464NA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 17 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 17 April 2022. two entries.