Sterksel
Village in North Brabant, Netherlands
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Sterksel is a village in the southern Netherlands, near Eindhoven. It lies within the municipality Heeze-Leende. It's the smallest village of three in the municipality. The spoken language is "Heeze-en-Leendes", a distinct dialect within the East Brabantian dialect group, quite similar to colloquial Dutch.
Sterksel | |
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Village | |
Snackbar in Sterksel | |
  Sterksel Location in North Brabant  Sterksel Sterksel (Netherlands)  Sterksel Sterksel (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 51°21′2″N 5°36′43″E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  North Brabant |
| Municipality |  Heeze-Leende |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.62 km2 (6.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,785 |
| • Density | 101.3/km2 (262.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6029[1] |
| Dialing code | 040 |
| Website | https://www.sterksel.nu/ |
History
The village was first mentioned between 1196 and 1198 as Sterkesele. The suffix means "single roomed house". The first part can either be sterk (strong) or sterke (young cow).[3] Sterksel has been an agricultural community from the Middle Ages. Between 1798 until 1915, it was owned by the Pompen family.[4]
Sterksel was home to 99 people in 1840.[5] Broederhuis Providentia is a monastery established in 1915.[4]
Gallery
St Catharina Church
Villa Ekelhof
House in Sterksel
Supermarket
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