Moergestel
Moergestel | |
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![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() Moergestel in 1867 | |
Coordinates: 51°33′0″N 5°11′0″E / 51.55000°N 5.18333°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Municipality | Oisterwijk |
Population (2008) | 5,959 |
Moergestel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmuːrˌɣɛstəl]) is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Oisterwijk, about 7 km East of Tilburg.
Moergestel was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of Oisterwijk.[1]
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Church: de Sint Janskerk
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Statue general C.M. Barber
References[]
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links[]
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Moergestel". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
Coordinates: 51°33′N 5°11′E / 51.550°N 5.183°E
Categories:
- Populated places in North Brabant
- Former municipalities of North Brabant
- Oisterwijk
- North Brabant geography stubs