Diessen

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands

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51°28′26″N 5°10′29″E / 51.47389°N 5.17472°E / 51.47389; 5.17472CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantMunicipalityHilvarenbeekArea

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• Total2.09 km² (0.81 sq mi)Elevation

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17 m (56 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total2,955 • Density1,400/km² (3,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

5087^[1]

Dialing code013

Diessen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek.

History

The village was first mentioned in 380 as Deusone, and relates to the Dieze River. The etymology is unclear.^[3] Diessen developed in the Early Middle Ages around the Reusel stream.^[4]

The St Willibrordus church with a choir from the early-15th century and a nave from around 1450. The tower was probably built in 1527. The church was restored between 1970 and 1773, and some of the 19th century modifications have been undone.^[4]

Diessen was home to 1,003 people in 1840.^[5] Diessen was a separate municipality until 1997, when it was merged with Hilvarenbeek.^[6]

Diessen is hypothesized to be the birthplace Deusone of the Gallic Emperor Postumus.^[7]

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Villa in Diessen
House in Diessen

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 5087AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ "Diessen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Diessen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9945-6. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ "Diessen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
^ Regionaal Archief Tilburg - II. Romeinen in Deusone Archived 2013-12-25 at the Wayback Machine