Kruisland

Kruisland

Kruisland

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands

Kruisland is a village in the municipality of Steenbergen in the province of North Brabant, in the Netherlands. It is located between Roosendaal and Steenbergen.

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The village was first mentioned in 1501 as Cruyslande, and is named after the polder in which it is situation. The etymology is unknown.[3] The village has been built landwards, because the city of Steenbergen wanted a harbour.[4]

The Catholic St Georgius Church was built between 1885 and 1887 in Gothic Revival style and has a pentagon shaped choir.[5] The church was blown up by the Germans in 1944, but was rebuilt in 1958.[4]

Kruisland was home 250 people.[4]

Education

There is a Catholic primary school in Kruisland, RKBS De Zonneberg, which has approximately 200 students, most of whom come from the village.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 4756AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Kruisland - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Kruisland". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Steenbergen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 301. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Welkom!". RBKS de Zonneberg. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
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