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Alphen, North Brabant

Field	Value
name	Alphen
settlement_type	Village
other_name
native_name
native_name_lang	nl
image_skyline	File:P1070682Alphen (Noord-Brabant).JPG
image_caption	House in Alphen
image_flag	Alphen_dorpsvlag_1997.svg
image_shield	Alphen_(NB)_dorpswapen.svg
pushpin_map	Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
pushpin_mapsize	250
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Netherlands
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	North Brabant
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	Alphen-Chaam
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	24
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	39.92
population_footnotes
population_total	4,305
population_as_of	2021
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	5130 & 5131
area_code_type	Dialing code
area_code	013
coordinates

Alphen is a village in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam, in the Netherlands. It is located about 12 km southwest of Tilburg.

History

Alphen was first mentioned in 709, when a nobleman named Engelbrecht sold "Alfheim" to Saint Willibrord. In 739, it was sold on to the Abbey of Echternach. Alphen was originally a collection of hamlets which started to concentrate around the church.

The Catholic St Willibrord Church was built in 1954 to replace a church from 1909-1910 which was destroyed in 1944. The earliest church dated from the 16th century and had a tower which was built around 1559. The emergency church, which was built in 1945, is still located next to the St Willibrord Church.

In 1542, Alphen was burned to the ground by the army of Guelders under Maarten van Rossum, and in 1944, it suffered from destruction and looting as well.

Alphen includes the hamlets of 't Zand, Alphen-Oosterwijk, Druisdijk, Looneind, Boslust, Hondseind, Het Sas, Terover, Boshoven and Kwaalburg.

Alphen was home to 431 people in 1840. Until 1997, Alphen was the main village of the municipality of Alphen en Riel.

Notable people

Jelle Klaassen

Gallery

File:Alphen Goedentijd 2010-0922-1257a.JPG|Former tannery File:De Kloostertuin Alphen P1140135.jpg|Monastery garden File:Den Heuvel Alphen P1140137.jpg|Restaurant in Alphen File:P1070695Gemeentekantoor.JPG|Town hall

References

"Postcodetool for 5131AA". Het Waterschapshuis.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021".
"Alphen - (geografische naam)".
Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert. (1997). "Alphen". Waanders.
"Historische Alphense klok is nu pronkstuk van klokkenmuseum".
"Alphen NB".

Wikipedia Source

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