Etten-Leur

Etten-Leur
Etten-Leur
Municipality
	Street in Etten-Leur
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in North Brabant
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Hélène van Rijnbach-De Groot (CDA)
Area
• Total	55.92 km2 (21.59 sq mi)
• Land	55.30 km2 (21.35 sq mi)
• Water	0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	43,869
• Density	793/km2 (2,050/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	4870–4879
Area code	076
Website	www.etten-leur.nl

Etten-Leur (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. Its name is a combination of the two towns from which the municipality originally arose: Etten and Leur. Nowadays both towns have grown into one.

History

Both towns, created in the Middle Ages, were relatively prosperous during the period of the Dutch Republic, the exception being the period of the Eighty Years' War in which the area was a major battleground. This prosperity was caused by the fact that Etten was a centre for the production of peat, and Leur was a local trading port, as it had a harbour.

Decline in economic importance marked both towns during the nineteenth century. During this time the painter Vincent van Gogh briefly lived in the municipality, making him the most famous citizen in the history of Etten and Leur. However, this decline was halted when, in 1950, the Dutch government decided to encourage population growth and industrial development. As a result of this development, both towns have grown towards each other and merged into one: Etten-Leur.

Notable residents have included the previously mentioned Vincent van Gogh and the town's namesake Jamie Alexander Leurs.

Transportation

Etten-Leur railway station

Topography

Dutch topographic map of Etten-Leur (town), March 2014

Education

Katholieke Scholengemeenschap Etten-Leur, a Catholic high school
Munnikenheide College

References

Notes

^ "Het college van burgemeester en wethouders - samenstelling per 12 mei 2014" (in Dutch). Gemeente Etten-Leur. Retrieved 14 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 4875AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

Sources

Information about the history of Etten-Leur has been retrieved from the Regional Archive of Western Brabant

External links

Media related to Etten-Leur at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

[mayor_now-1] "Het college van burgemeester en wethouders - samenstelling per 12 mei 2014" (in Dutch). Gemeente Etten-Leur. Retrieved 14 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 4875AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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