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Luyksgestel

Coordinates: 51°17′24″N 5°19′26″E / 51.29000°N 5.32389°E / 51.29000; 5.32389
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Luyksgestel
Village
Church of Luyksgestel
Church of Luyksgestel
Flag of Luyksgestel
Coat of arms of Luyksgestel
Luyksgestel is located in North Brabant
Luyksgestel
Luyksgestel
Luyksgestel is located in Netherlands
Luyksgestel
Luyksgestel
Luyksgestel is located in Europe
Luyksgestel
Luyksgestel
Coordinates: 51°17′24″N 5°19′26″E / 51.29000°N 5.32389°E / 51.29000; 5.32389
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality Bergeijk
Area
 • Total1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,480
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5575[1]
Dialing code0497

Luyksgestel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlœyksxɛstəl]) is a village in the Netherlands. It is located in the province of North Brabant, within the municipality of Bergeijk.

History

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It was first mentioned in 1343 as Gastel, and means "guest house". Luik (French: Liège) has been added to distinguish from Moergestel.[3]

For centuries, Luyksgestel was a part of the territories of the Southern Netherlands (present-day Belgium and surroundings). Until the French revolution it was an exclave of the Bishopric of Liège. Subsequently, until 1819, it belonged to the United kingdom of the Netherlands' province of Antwerp, and only then it was transferred to where it currently belongs: the province of North Brabant, in exchange for Lommel, a neighbouring Brabantian town that was put into the province of Limburg. Luyksgestel was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of the municipality Bergeijk.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5575AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Luykgestel". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.