Toom, Netherlands Explained

Toom
Settlement Type:Hamlet
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:Cranendonck
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:33
Area Total Km2:4.25
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:355
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:6021
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0495
Coordinates:51.27°N 5.5597°W

Toom is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck,[3] about 1 km west of Budel, and a few hundred metres from the Belgian border.[4]

In the middle of the 19th century, the hamlet had a population of 140. Currently, together with neighbouring Berg, the hamlet has 355 inhabitants.[2] It was first mentioned in 1225 as "tegen die toym", and means burial hill.[5] Toom has no place name signs, and consists of about 70 houses.[6]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6021AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 15 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 15 April 2022 . combined with Toom.
  3. VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.
  4. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  5. Web site: Toom - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 15 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Toom . Plaatsengids . 15 April 2022 . nl.