Etten-Leur

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nameEtten-Leur
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_skylineEtten-leur 008.jpg
image_captionStreet (Markt) in Etten-Leur
image_flagEtten-Leur vlag.svg
flag_size100x67px
image_shieldCoat of arms of Etten-Leur.svg
shield_size100x80px
image_mapMap - NL - Municipality code 0777 (2009).svg
map_altHighlighted position of Etten-Leur in a municipal map of North Brabant
map_captionLocation in North Brabant
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNetherlands
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1North Brabant
government_footnotes{{cite web
urlhttp://www.etten-leur.nl/Bestuur/Alle_onderwerpen/College_van_B_W/Het_college_van_burgemeester_en_wethouders_samenstelling_per_12_mei_2014
titleHet college van burgemeester en wethouders
trans-titleThe board of mayor and aldermen
languagenl
publisherGemeente Etten-Leur
access-date4 January 2018
archive-date5 January 2018
archive-urlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20180105180327/http://www.etten-leur.nl/Bestuur/Alle_onderwerpen/College_van_B_W/Het_college_van_burgemeester_en_wethouders_samenstelling_per_12_mei_2014
url-statusdead
governing_bodyMunicipal council
leader_partyPvdA
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameMiranda de Vries
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
area_water_km2
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urlhttp://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
titlePostcodetool for 4875AA
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author
workActueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
publisherHet Waterschapshuis
access-date14 May 2014}}
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population_footnotes
population_total
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population_density_km2
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
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postal_code_typePostcode
postal_code4870–4879
area_code_typeArea code
area_code076
website
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| population_demonym = | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postcode | postal_code = 4870–4879 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 076 | website = | footnotes = Etten-Leur () is a municipality in the Dutch province North Brabant. Its name is a combination of the two villages from which the municipality originally arose: Etten and Leur.

History

The villages were always part of one municipality, originally called "Etten c.a." (cum annexis), this later to change to "Etten en Leur". The current name was adopted in 1968. By that time, the villages had grown into one.

Both villages, 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,{{Cite web |title= Etten en de turf |author=K. A. H. W. LEENDERS |url=https://deoranjeboom.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Jb-33-1980-01.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114220423/https://deoranjeboom.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Jb-33-1980-01.pdf |archive-date=2019-01-14 |url-status=live|website=deoranjeboom.nl|access-date=2019-01-14}} and Leur was a local trading port, as it had a harbour.

Decline in economic importance marked both villages during the nineteenth century. In 1836 Arnold Damen left Leur in order to work as a missionary in the United States. The painter Vincent van Gogh briefly lived in Etten, making him the most famous citizen in the history of Etten and Leur. During World War II, the two villages were freed from German occupation in late October 1944 by elements of the U.S. 104th Infantry Division.

The economic 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.

Topography

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

Education

Transportation

Notable people

Gallery

File:Etten Leur, de Sint Lambertuskerk RM15407 foto4 2015-05-30 18.14.jpg|Church: de Sint Lambertuskerk File:Etten Leur, de Leurse Haven foto9 2015-05-24 19.50.jpg|Port: de Leurse Haven File:Etten- Leur, de Zwartenbergse molen RM15433 foto3 2015-05-24 19.26.jpg|Windmill: de Zwartenbergse molen File:Etten Leur, molen in nieuwbouwwijk foto5 23015-05-24 19.44.jpg|Windmill in modern quarter File:Etten Leur, Hill's Pet Nutrition Manufacturing BV langs de Mark foto4 2015-05-24 19.12.jpg|Factory (Hill's Pet Nutrition Manufacturing BV) at de Mark

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References

  1. {{Dutch municipality total area. dataref
  2. {{Dutch municipality population. dataref
  3. "Grensbataljon [Zuidfront Holland - Mei 1940]".
  4. "Location Etten-Leur, Van Gogh Church - Van Gogh Brabant".

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