Soerendonk Explained

Soerendonk
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:51.302°N 5.5731°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Brabant
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Cranendonck
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:28
Area Total Km2:11.68
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,810
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:6027
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0495

Soerendonk is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck. The former Cranendonck Castle used to be located in the village. It is located about south-south-east of Eindhoven.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1307 as Zurendonc. The etymology is unclear.[4] Soerendonk is a brook valley village which developed in the Late Middle Ages.[5]

The Catholic John the Baptist Beheading Church is a Gothic Revival cruciform church built between 1836 and 1838. The tower was added between 1908 and 1910, and the transept and choir were redesigned in 1932.[5]

Soerendonk was home to 560 people in 1840. The village used to be part of the municipality Soerendonk, Sterksel en Gastel. In 1925, it was merged with Maarheeze. In 1997, it became part of the municipality of Cranendonck.

Cranendonck Castle

was built around 1250. In 1551, it became property of the House of Orange-Nassau by marriage. In 1673, it was blown up by the French, and only ruins remained. The ruins used to the crown land, but became private property in 1820. In 1899, the remains were demolished and a villa was constructed at the site. In 1938, the villa was bought by the municipality of Maarheeze and converted into town hall.[6] [7] It served as town hall from 1940 until 1997 when the municipality was merged with Budel into Cranendonck.[8]

Notable people

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6027NA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 27 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 27 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Distance Soerendonk, NLD -> Eindhoven, NLD . Distance.to . 27 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Soerendonk - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 27 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Book: Soerendonk . Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert. 1997 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9945 6 . 27 April 2022 . nl.
  6. News: Dit is het verhaal van kasteel Cranendonck . Cranendonck 24 . 27 April 2022 . nl.
  7. News: Lange geschiedenis Kasteel Cranendonck . Nieuws.nl . 27 April 2022 . nl.
  8. Web site: Soerendonk . Plaatsengids . 27 April 2022 . nl.
  9. Web site: Toine van Mierlo . National Football teams . 27 April 2022.