Castelré
Village in North Brabant, Netherlands
51°25′31″N 04°46′50″E / 51.42528°N 4.78056°E / 51.42528; 4.78056
Netherlands (2021)[1]
5114[1]
Castelré (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌkɑstəlˈreː]) is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a part of the municipality of Baarle-Nassau, and lies some 20 km south of Breda.
In 2000 a millennium chapel was built at the "Kempische-driehoek" 't Groesje.
Castelré belongs to the parish of Sint-Clemenskerk, Minderhout.[3] As Minderhout is a Belgian village in the community of Hoogstraten only a few hundred metres to the west, people are more oriented to Minderhout than to their official municipality of Baarle-Nassau, over 10 km to the east.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1231 as "de molendino de Casterle". The etymology is unclear.[4]
Castelré was home to 305 people in 1840.[3] In 1970, a monument was revealed for the first air balloon to land in the Netherlands. It was launched in 1870 in Paris, and supposed to land in France.[3] In 1978, the village was entered in the postal database as Castelre without an accent. As of 2022, it has not been corrected.[5]
Gallery
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Monument to the air balloon landing -
Farm in Castelré -
Street view
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5114AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Castelré". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Castelré - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcode 5114 in Castelre". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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