Ven is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, halfway between the towns of Heeze and Leende.[2]

Ven
Hamlet
Chapel of Ven
Chapel of Ven
Ven is located in North Brabant
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Ven
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Ven is located in Netherlands
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Ven
Ven (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 5°33′50″E / 51.36667°N 5.56389°E / 51.36667; 5.56389
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityHalderberge
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5591[1]
Dialing code040[1]

Ven is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Heeze.[1] Ven has no place name signs. It was home to 174 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 40 houses.[4]

It was first mentioned between 1838 and 1857 as "de Ven", and means peat excavation area.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Postcode Ven in Heeze". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2022. not found
  4. ^ "Ven (Heeze)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Ven - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.