Dommelen

Coordinates: 51°21′25″N 5°25′50″E / 51.35694°N 5.43056°E / 51.35694; 5.43056
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Dommelen
Town
Postal code
5551[1]
Dialing code040

Dommelen is a village in the southern

Dommelsch is derived. Its other main attraction is an old watermill
.

Dommelen was a separate municipality until 1934, when it was merged with Valkenswaard.[3]

The spoken language is Kempenlands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).[4]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1297 as Dumellam, and means "settlement on the Dommel". The etymology of the river is unknown.[5]

The Catholic St Martin Church was built between 1882 and 1883 in

Gothic Revival style with a built-in tower. It was enlarged between 1929 and 1930.[6]

Dommelen was home to 347 people in 1840. It was an independent municipality until 1934, when it was annexed by Valkenswaard. Dommelen remained a village until the 1970s, when new neighbourhoods were added.[7]

Sport

RKVV Dommelen is an amateur football club in Dommelen.[8] It was founded in 1942. The club's first team plays on Sundays in the fourth division of Dutch amateur football (season 2012/2013). The club plays at Sportpark 't Heike in Dommelen.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5551AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  4. ISBN 9012090105
  5. ^ "Dommelen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. ISBN 90 400 9945 6
    . Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Dommelen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  8. ^ "RKVV Dommelen - Official website". RKVV Dommelen. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
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