Vrijhoeve-Capelle
History
The village was first mentioned in 1523 as "ter Capelle in die Vrie Houven", and means "piece of land free of taxation near Capelle". Vrijhoeve-Capelle developed in the Middle Ages near the peat excavation area on the border of Holland and the Duchy of Brabant.
Huis Zuidewijn is a former estate. The central part and the left wing date from the late-16th century. The right wing was added in the 17th century. The estate was modified and extended in 1763.
Vrijhoeve-Capelle was home to 444 people in 1840. In 1886, a railway station was built on the Lage Zwaluwe to 's-Hertogenbosch railway line. It closed in 1950 and the building was demolished the same year. Vrijhoeve-Capelle was a separate municipality until 1923, when it became part of Sprang-Capelle. In 1997, it became part of the municipality of Waalwijk.
Gallery
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Reformed Church in Vrijhoeve-Capelle -
Huis Zuidewijn
References
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- ^ "Postcodetool for 5161AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Vrijhoeve-Capelle - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Vrijhoeve-Capelle (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Sprang-Capelle". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "halte Capelle- Vrijhoeve". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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