Standdaarbuiten Explained

Standdaarbuiten
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
Coordinates:51.6122°N 4.5144°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1.5
Area Total Km2:9.82
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2,230
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:4758
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0165

Standdaarbuiten is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant located in the municipality of Moerdijk, about 9 km northeast of Roosendaal.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1461 as "tgors Standerbuyten", and means "beyond the border pole", however it has later often been corrupted to "sandt daar buiten" (sand on the outside).[3] Standdaarbuiten developed in the 16th century.

The Dutch Reformed church is a neoclassic aisleless church built in 1808 and similar to the church in Moerdijk. The Catholic St John the Baptist church was built in 1925 to replace the village church from 1548.[4] It used to have a tall tower, but it was damaged during World War II and shortened after the war.

Standaarbuiten was home to 304 people in 1840.[5] It was a separate municipality until 1997 when it became part of Moerdijk.

In the late half of World War II the town would the centre of a major river crossing across the Mark River by the 104th Infantry Division in support of Operation Pheasant between the 31 October and the 3 November, 1944. Elements of the German 2nd Battalion of Grenadier Regiment 857 of the 346th Infantry Division with armored support in the form of Sturmgeschütz IIIs from Sturmgeschütz Brigade 244 managed to stop the first major crossing on the 31st by the 2nd Battalion of the 415th Infantry Regiment and result in a 3 Prone attack by the 1st and 3rd Battalions (plus the 2nd Battalion of the 413th Infantry Regiment) to secure the village and establish a bridgehead over the Mark. (Cecil H. Bolton would also earn his Medal of Honor serving with the 104th Infantry Division at Standaarbuiten).

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4758AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 17 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 17 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Standdaarbuiten - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 17 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Standdaarbuiten . Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert. 1997 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9945 6 . 17 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Standdaarbuiten . Plaatsengids . 17 April 2022 . nl.