Toom is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck,[3] about 1 km west of Budel, and a few hundred metres from the Belgian border.[4]
Toom | |
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Hamlet | |
  Toom Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands  Toom Toom (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°16′12″N 5°33′35″E / 51.27000°N 5.55972°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Cranendonck |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 355 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6021[1] |
| Dialing code | 0495 |
In the middle of the 19th century, the hamlet had a population of 140.[5] Currently, together with neighbouring Berg, the hamlet has 355 inhabitants.[1] It was first mentioned in 1225 as "tegen die toym", and means burial hill.[6] Toom has no place name signs, and consists of about 70 houses.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
combined with Toom
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6021AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.
- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 11 (T-V), 1848, p. 299.
- ^ "Toom - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Toom". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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