Esch,_Netherlands

Esch, Netherlands

Esch, Netherlands

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands

Esch is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Boxtel.

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History

The village was first mentioned in 773 or 774 as Hesc, and probably means "ash (Fraxinus excelsior) forest".[3] Esch is a church village which developed in the Early Middle Ages along the Esserstroom. The Abbey of Echternach had possessions in Esch back in the 8th century.[4]

The tower of the St Willibrordus Church dates from the late-15th century. The church was built between 1926 and 1927 in Byzantine Revival style. The convert Sancta Monica was built in 1895 by the missionary sisters Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe van Afrika (Our Lady of Africa).[4] In 2012, the convent was converted into an apartment building.[5]

Esch was home to 245 people in 1840.[5] Esch was a separate municipality until 1996, when it was merged with Haaren.[6]

  • Map of 1867
  • House in Esch
  • Street of Esch
  • Houses in Esch

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022. two entries
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 5296AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Esch - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. [4]
    Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Esch (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Esch". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  6. [6]
    Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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