Ulicoten Explained

Ulicoten
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Baarle-Nassau - Ulicoten.png
Map Caption1:The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Ulicoten in the municipality of Baarle-Nassau.-->
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:Baarle-Nassau
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:18
Area Total Km2:21.30
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,090
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:5113
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:013
Coordinates:51.4569°N 4.8569°W

Ulicoten is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a part of the municipality of Baarle-Nassau and is situated about 16km (10miles) south of Breda.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1422 as Ulencoete, and means "little house/farm on land near water"[3]

The Roman Catholic church was built during the early 19th century, but destroyed in 1944. In 1950, a new church was built with two towers.

Ulicoten was home to 407 people in 1840.[4]

It has a single primary school, Bernardusschool.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 5113BA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 15 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 15 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Ulicoten - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 15 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Ulicten . Plaatsengids . 15 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Jeugd en Onderwijs. Baarle-Nassau. 2022-01-18. - Under the tab "Onderwijs en kinderopvang"