Heeze-Leende
Municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands
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Heeze-Leende (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦeːzə ˈleːndə] ⓘ) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands, near Eindhoven, North Brabant. It is known for Heeze Castle (Kasteel Heeze).
Heeze-Leende | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in North Brabant | |
| Coordinates: 51°23′N 5°35′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Established | 1 January 1997[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Teun Heldens (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 105.04 km2 (40.56 sq mi) |
| • Land | 104.02 km2 (40.16 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.02 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[5] | |
• Total | 16,243 |
| • Density | 156/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 5590–5595, 6029 |
| Area code | 040 |
| Website | www |
The spoken language is "Heeze-en-Leendes", a distinct dialect within the East Brabantian dialect group and is very similar to colloquial Dutch.
Population centres
Notable people
- Jan Moninckx (ca.1656 in Leende - 1714) a Dutch botanical artist and painter
- Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers (1883 in Heeze – 1978) a Dutch politician, diplomat and agronomist.
- Thomas Horsten (born 1994 in Heeze) a Dutch professional footballer
Gallery
Catharinakerk, Beukenlaan, Sterksel
Pastoor Thijsenlaan, Sterksel
Jan Deckersstraat, Heeze
Molen, Sint Victor Geldrop
