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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
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| name = Halsteren
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| subdivision_name = [[Netherlands]]
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|image_caption = Former town hall of Halsteren
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| subdivision_name1 = [[North Brabant]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Bergen op Zoom]]
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'''Halsteren''' is a town in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province of [[North Brabant]]. It is located in the municipality of [[Bergen op Zoom]], about 1&nbsp;km north of that city. Halsteren has an old church from the 14th century and a new church, built in 1919. A little village called Polder was located between Halsteren and Tholen in the Middle Ages.


== History ==
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'''Halsteren''' is a village in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province of [[North Brabant]]. It is located in the municipality of [[Bergen op Zoom]], about 1&nbsp;km north of that city. Halsteren has an old church from 1457 and a new church, built in 1919. A little village called Polder was located between Halsteren and Tholen in the Middle Ages.
The village was first mentioned in 1272 as Halstert, and means "bend in the highland with a tail". It developed on a westward pointing sandy ridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/halsteren |title=Halsteren - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=15 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>


The Dutch Reformed church was built in the 14th century. It was extended in 1457. After a fire in 1607, it was extensively restored. In 1799, it was returned to the Catholic church and restored several times. In 1961, it became a Dutch Reformed church again. The Catholic St. Quirinus Church was built between 1911 and 1912 and has a double tower. The former town hall dates from 1633. It was restored and extended in 1917. It was restored in 1944 after a fire.<ref name="monument">{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu02_01/sten009monu02_01_0073.php |title=Halsteren |author=Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert| year=1997 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9945 6 |access-date=15 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>
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Halsteren was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became a part of Bergen op Zoom.<ref>{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref>

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Halsteren was home to 538 people in 1840.<ref name="plaats">{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/halsteren |title=Halsteren |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=15 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> Halsteren was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became a part of [[Bergen op Zoom]].<ref>{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref>

The village of Polder or Polre was located near Halsteren. It disappeared in a flood in 1570 and most of the village is still buried underneath a metre of mud.<ref name="plaats"/>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Halsteren, de Sint Antoniusmolen RM19991 foto3 2015-05-24 11.43.jpg|Windmill: the Sint Antoniusmolen
File:Boerderij, achtergevel met zesdelige empire schuiframen en luiken - Lepelstraat - 20411835 - RCE.jpg|Farm in Halsteren
File:Quirinuschurch HalsterenDSC04639kl.jpg|Quirinus Church
File:Blik op HalsterenDSC04646.jpg|View on Halsteren
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*{{Kuyper|Halsteren|nb|halsteren}} Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
*[http://bhic.nl/index.php?id=44 Information about Halsteren on the site of the BHIC (Dutch)]
*[http://bhic.nl/index.php?id=44 Information about Halsteren on the site of the BHIC (Dutch)]


{{Authority control}}
{{North Brabant Province}}


[[Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1997]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Brabant]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Brabant]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of North Brabant]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of North Brabant]]
[[Category:Bergen op Zoom]]

{{NorthBrabant-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 22:05, 13 April 2023

Halsteren
Altere
Town
Former town hall of Halsteren
Former town hall of Halsteren
Halsteren is located in North Brabant
Halsteren
Halsteren
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Halsteren is located in Netherlands
Halsteren
Halsteren
Halsteren (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°31′N 4°16′E / 51.517°N 4.267°E / 51.517; 4.267
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityBergen op Zoom
Area
[1]
 • Total16.43 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total12,325
 • Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4661[1]
Dialing code0164

Halsteren is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom, about 1 km north of that city. Halsteren has an old church from the 14th century and a new church, built in 1919. A little village called Polder was located between Halsteren and Tholen in the Middle Ages.

History

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The village was first mentioned in 1272 as Halstert, and means "bend in the highland with a tail". It developed on a westward pointing sandy ridge.[3]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in the 14th century. It was extended in 1457. After a fire in 1607, it was extensively restored. In 1799, it was returned to the Catholic church and restored several times. In 1961, it became a Dutch Reformed church again. The Catholic St. Quirinus Church was built between 1911 and 1912 and has a double tower. The former town hall dates from 1633. It was restored and extended in 1917. It was restored in 1944 after a fire.[4]

Halsteren was home to 538 people in 1840.[5] Halsteren was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became a part of Bergen op Zoom.[6]

The village of Polder or Polre was located near Halsteren. It disappeared in a flood in 1570 and most of the village is still buried underneath a metre of mud.[5]

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  • Windmill: the Sint Antoniusmolen
    Windmill: the Sint Antoniusmolen
  • Farm in Halsteren
    Farm in Halsteren
  • Quirinus Church
    Quirinus Church
  • View on Halsteren
    View on Halsteren

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 4661AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Halsteren - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ^ Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Halsteren (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Halsteren". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  6. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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