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{{Short description|Dutch village}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Escharen
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Land van Cuijk]]
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'''Escharen''' is a village in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province of [[North Brabant]]. It is located in the municipality of [[Grave (Netherlands)|Grave]].
'''Escharen''' is a village in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province of [[North Brabant]]. It is located in the former municipality of [[Grave (Netherlands)|Grave]]. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of [[Land van Cuijk]].


== History ==
Escharen was a separate municipality until 1942, when its territory was divided between Grave and [[Mill en Sint Hubert]].<ref>{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref>
The village was first mentioned between 1200 and 1225 as Escre, and means "sandy ridge".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/escharen |title=Escharen - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=17 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> The Escharen [[coin hoard|Hoard]] was discovered in the area in 1897, including two of the known specimens of [[Audulf]]'s [[tremisses]].{{sfnp|Grierson|1973–1974|p=153}} The coins are believed to date to around the year 600, at the end of the [[Migration Period]].{{sfnp|Grierson|1973–1974|p=153}}

The St Lambert's Church was built between 1863 and 1865 as a replacement of an earlier church. It was extended in 1930. The town hall was built in 1876 in [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassic]] style. The [[stepped gable]] was added around 1900.<ref name="monument">{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu02_01/sten009monu02_01_0070.php?q=Escharen#hl1 |title=Grave |author=Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert| year=1997 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90-400-9945-6 |page=178 |access-date=17 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

Escharen was home to 244 people in 1840.<ref name="plaats"/> Escharen was a separate municipality until 1942, when its territory was divided between Grave and [[Mill en Sint Hubert]].<ref>{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref> In 2022, it became part of [[Land van Cuijk]].<ref name="plaats">{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/escharen |title=Escharen |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=17 April 2022|language=nl}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:20100724-072 Escharen - Pomp.jpg|Village pump
File:Escharen, ancienne brasserie.JPG|Bar restaurant
File:Escharen, l'ancienne mairie.JPG|Former town hall
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
===Citations===
<references/>
{{reflist|30em}}

===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
* {{citation |last=Grierson |first=Philip |author-link=Philip Grierson |url=https://jaarboekvoormuntenpenningkunde.nl/jaarboek/1973/1973-1974e.pdf |title=Jaarboek voor Munt- en Penningkunde |volume=60/61 |date=1973–1974 |location=Amsterdam |publisher=Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Munt- en Penningkunde |editor=H. Enno van Gelder |editor2=H.R. Kiezebrink |editor3=G. van der Meer |editor4=A.T. Puister |editor5=H.J. van der Wiel |display-editors=0 |contribution=Korte Bijdragen: A New Audulfus Frisia Triens |pages=153–156 }}.
{{refend}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{commons category-inline}}
*{{Kuyper|Escharen|nb|escharen}} Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

{{Dutch municipality Land van Cuijk}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Populated places in North Brabant]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Brabant]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of North Brabant]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of North Brabant]]
[[Category:Grave]]
[[Category:Geography of Land van Cuijk]]




Latest revision as of 22:33, 23 February 2024

Escharen
Village
St Lambert's Church [nl]
St Lambert's Church [nl]
Escharen is located in North Brabant
Escharen
Escharen
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Escharen is located in Netherlands
Escharen
Escharen
Escharen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°44′39″N 5°44′41″E / 51.74417°N 5.74472°E / 51.74417; 5.74472
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityLand van Cuijk
Area
[1]
 • Total
9.24 km2 (3.57 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
1,185
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5364[1]
Dialing code0486

Escharen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the former municipality of Grave. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.

History

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The village was first mentioned between 1200 and 1225 as Escre, and means "sandy ridge".[3] The Escharen Hoard was discovered in the area in 1897, including two of the known specimens of Audulf's tremisses.[4] The coins are believed to date to around the year 600, at the end of the Migration Period.[4]

The St Lambert's Church was built between 1863 and 1865 as a replacement of an earlier church. It was extended in 1930. The town hall was built in 1876 in neoclassic style. The stepped gable was added around 1900.[5]

Escharen was home to 244 people in 1840.[6] Escharen was a separate municipality until 1942, when its territory was divided between Grave and Mill en Sint Hubert.[7] In 2022, it became part of Land van Cuijk.[6]

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  • Village pump
    Village pump
  • Bar restaurant
    Bar restaurant
  • Former town hall
    Former town hall

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5364MZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Escharen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b Grierson (1973–1974), p. 153.
  5. ^ Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Grave (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 178. ISBN 90-400-9945-6. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Escharen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  7. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

Bibliography

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