Maaskantje
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Maaskantje | |
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 Maaskantje in 1981 | |
  Maaskantje Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands  Maaskantje Maaskantje (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°39′31″N 5°22′18″E / 51.65861°N 5.37167°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Sint-Michielsgestel |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 1,830 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5271[1] |
| Dialing code | 073 |
Maaskantje (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːskɑɲtɕə]) is a village in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands. The village is part of the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, southeast of 's-Hertogenbosch.
The village was first mentioned in 1750 as "nabij het Maaskantje te Gestel", and means "near the mud".[3][4]
Maaskantje was home to 424 people in 1840.[5] Around 1900, Maaskantje and Den Dungen started to merge into a single urban area.[6] Before 1996, Maaskantje was part of the municipality of Den Dungen instead of the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel. In 1996, Den Dungen became part of Sint-Michielsgestel.[7]
