Dinteloord is a village in the Dutch province

Province

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 of Noord-Brabant.The village has 5,600 inhabitants (2004 est.)

Dinteloord is known because of the sugar

Sugar

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plant that it houses, and the Muza festivals that have been held for over 50 years.

History

The village got its name in 1448 that points to the nearby river the Dintel.

From 1606 till 1997 Dinteloord was (together with Prinsenland an independent municipality

Municipality

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). At present it is part of the municipality of Steenbergen

Steenbergen

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In 2005 the 400th jubilee was celebrated with a number of special festivities.