Deuteren
Deuteren | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | 's-Hertogenbosch |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,600 |
Deuteren is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch, about 2 km west of the city centre.
According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,[1] this hamlet was the location of the first Reformed preaching in the area in 1566, by Cornelis van Diest. In the siege of 's-Hertogenbosch in 1629, Deuteren was the location of the headquarters of colonel Pinsen. The hamlet suffered a lot of damage in the year 1757 by high water and ice shelves.
Formerly, the hamlet was divided into two parts: Groot-Deuteren (the current hamlet) and Klein-Deuteren, about 1 km to the northeast. The latter part had shrunk to only one house in the middle of the 19th century;[1] nowadays, a suburb of 's-Hertogenbosch covers the area of Klein-Deuteren.
Deuteren was a part of the municipality of Cromvoirt until that municipality merged with Vught; at that time, Deuteren became a part of 's-Hertogenbosch.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 3 (C/D), 1841, p. 268.