Sterksel

Sterksel is a village in the southern Netherlands, near Eindhoven. It lies within the municipality Heeze-Leende. It's the smallest village of three in the municipality. The spoken language is "Heeze-en-Leendes", a distinct dialect within the East Brabantian dialect group, quite similar to colloquial Dutch.

Sterksel
Village
Snackbar in Sterksel
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Coordinates: 51°21′2″N 5°36′43″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Heeze-Leende
Area [1]
• Total	17.62 km2 (6.80 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	27 m (89 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,785
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6029[1]
Dialing code	040
Website	https://www.sterksel.nu/

History

The village was first mentioned between 1196 and 1198 as Sterkesele. The suffix means "single roomed house". The first part can either be sterk (strong) or sterke (young cow).^[3] Sterksel is an agricultural community from the Middle Ages. Between 1798 until 1915, it was owned by the Pompen family.^[4]

Sterksel was home to 99 people in 1840.^[5] Broederhuis Providentia is a monastery established in 1915.^[4]

Gallery

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  St Catharina Church
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  Villa Ekelhof
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  House in Sterksel
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  Supermarket