Eethen

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands

Eethen

Village

Dutch Reformed church Eethen

Eethen

Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands

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Eethen

Eethen (Netherlands)

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Coordinates: 51°43′51″N 5°3′10″E﻿ / ﻿51.73083°N 5.05278°E﻿ / 51.73083; 5.05278Coordinates: 51°43′51″N 5°3′10″E﻿ / ﻿51.73083°N 5.05278°E﻿ / 51.73083; 5.05278
Country| Netherlands
Province| North Brabant
Municipality| Altena
Area

[1]

• Total| 5.86 km2 (2.26 sq mi)
Elevation

[2]

| 1.4 m (4.6 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total| 890
• Density| 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

4266[1]

Dialing code| 0416

Eethen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Altena.

The village was first mentioned in 850 as Atina. The etymology is unclear.[3] Eethen developed on a sand hill in the Middle Ages and part of the original ring road is still visible.[4]

The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 12th century. The tower was added in the late-14th century. In 1944, it was severely damaged by World War II and was restored and reconstructed between 1948 and 1951.[4]

Eethen was home to 310 people 1840.[5] Eethen was a separate municipality between 1923 and 1973. It was formed by the merging of the municipalities of Drongelen, Genderen, and Meeuwen, and became a part of Aalburg in 1973.[6]

## Gallery[edit]

* View of Eethen in July 2007

* Former town hall

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 4266EA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
3. ^ "Eethen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
4. ^ a b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Eethen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
5. ^ "Eethen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
6. ^ van der Meer, Ad; Boonstra, Onno (2006). Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten 1812–2006 (PDF) (in Dutch). The Hague: Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. ISBN 90-6984-495-8. OCLC 206151799. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-26.

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Populated places in the municipality of Altena

Towns|

* Almkerk
* Werkendam
* Woudrichem

Villages|

* Andel
* Babyloniënbroek
* Drongelen
* Dussen
* Eethen
* Genderen
* Giessen
* Hank
* Meeuwen
* Nieuwendijk
* Rijswijk
* Sleeuwijk
* Uitwijk
* Veen
* Waardhuizen
* Wijk en Aalburg

Hamlets|

* Emmikhoven
* Kievitswaard
* Kille
* Vierbannen
* 't Zand

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