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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Castelré
Castelré (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌkɑstəlˈreː]) is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a part of the municipality of Baarle-Nassau, and lies some 20 km south of Breda.

In 2000 a millennium chapel was built at the "Kempische-driehoek" 't Groesje.

Castelré belongs to the parish of Sint-Clemenskerk, Minderhout. As Minderhout is a Belgian village in the community of Hoogstraten only a few hundred metres to the west, people are more oriented to Minderhout than to their official municipality of Baarle-Nassau, over 10 km to the east.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1231 as "de molendino de Casterle". The etymology is unclear.

Castelré was home to 305 people in 1840. In 1970, a monument was unveiled for the first air balloon to land in the Netherlands. The balloon was launched in 1870 in Paris, and supposed to land in France. In 1978, the village was entered in the postal database as Castelre without an accent. As of 2022, it has not been corrected.

  • Monument to the air balloon landing
    Monument to the air balloon landing
  • Farm in Castelré
    Farm in Castelré
  • Street view
    Street view

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5114AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Castelré". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Castelré - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Postcode 5114 in Castelre". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.


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