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]