Oud Gastel

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands

51°35′11″N 4°27′28″E / 51.58639°N 4.45778°E / 51.58639; 4.45778CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantMunicipalityHalderbergeArea

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• Total18.08 km² (6.98 sq mi)Elevation

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1.9 m (6.2 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total6,615 • Density370/km² (950/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

4751^[1]

Dialing code0165

Oud Gastel is a village situated in the municipality of Halderberge, in the north-west of the North Brabant province in the Netherlands.

The village was first mentioned in 1278 as Gestele, and means "guest house". Oud (old) has been added to distinguish from the former village Nieuw Gastel.^[3]^[4] Oud Gastel is a stretched out settlement which developed in the Late Middle Ages.^[5]

The Catholic St Laurentius Church was built in 1906 to replace its predecessor. The tower of the old church remained and dates from 1483. The tower was restored between 1952 and 1959.^[5]

Oud Gastel was home to 581 people in 1840. Prior to 1997, the village was part of the Oud- en Nieuw-Gastel municipality.^[6]

Gallery

Saint Laurentius church
Church
Houses in Oud Gastel
Office building

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 4751AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ "Oud-Gastel – (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ "Gastel – (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Oud Gastel (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ "Oud-Gastel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.