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Village in North Brabant, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Milheeze (dialect: Milles) is a village in the Dutch province North Brabant. Milheeze is part of the municipality Gemert-Bakel.
Milheeze | |
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Village | |
![]() St Willibrordus Church | |
Coordinates: 51°30′8″N 5°46′44″E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Municipality | Gemert-Bakel |
Area | |
• Total | 19.72 km2 (7.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,280 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 5763[1] |
Dialing code | 0492 |
The village was first mentioned in 1332 as Milleis. The etymology is unclear.[3] Milheeze developed in the Late Middle Ages around a chapel. The chapel was replaced by the St Willibrordus Church in 1844-1845 which was built on the foundations of the chapel.[4]
Milheeze was home to 579 people in 1840.[5] The monastery Mariaoord was founded in Milheeze in 1935.[4] The village was part of the municipality Bakel en Milheeze until 1966 when it was merged into Gemert-Bakel.[5]
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