Noordhoek | |
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: | Moerdijk |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 1.1 |
Area Total Km2: | 4.07 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1,100 |
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: | 4759 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0168 |
Coordinates: | 51.6422°N 4.5303°W |
Noordhoek is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Moerdijk, about 5 km west of Zevenbergen.[3]
The village was first mentioned between 1838 and 1857 as Noordhoek, and means "northern corner" and refers to the north-eastern part of the Oudland van Standdaarbuiten polder.[4] The dike around the polder was built in 1548. In 1921, the Catholic St Josef Church was built in Expressionist style. The church was designed by Paul Bellot. The church has a matching clergy house in the same style.[5]
Noordhoek was home to 266 people in 1840. In 1944, the village was heavily damaged during four days of fighting between the German and Allied armies.Noordhoek used to be split in two municipality. It 1996, it became part of the municipality of Moerdijk.[6]