Halder, Netherlands
Hamlet in North Brabant, Netherlands
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Halder is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, between the towns of Sint-Michielsgestel and Vught.[2]
Halder | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
The restored Herlaar Castle | |
  Halder Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands  Halder Halder (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°39′N 5°19′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Sint-Michielsgestel |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 70 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5271[1] |
| Dialing code | 073 |
The hamlet was first mentioned in 1087 as Herlar, and is a combination of "forest meadow" and "army". It takes its name from the castle.[3] Halder has place name signs. It was home to 312 people in 1840.[4]
Nieuw Herlaar Castle is a 19th-century monastery, however it contains the 15th-century tower of the old castle.[5]
