Eversel
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Eversel is a small village
in Heusden that is part of the municipality
of Heusden-Zolder
, Belgium
. It is located in the northwestern corner of the municipality.
Eversel is also a Roman Catholic
parish established in 1839. The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint James the Greater (Sint-Jacobus de Meerdere) and was inaugurated on 5 September 1849.
The nearby parish house is named Sint-Baaf after Saint Bavo
.
Historically Eversel is a part of Houweiken that was part of the fiefdom of Vogelzang
. Although a part of Heusden, the dialect of Eversel tends to be closer to that of Beringen
. It is a part of the Western Limburgish dialects, although linguists are not clear if the dialects in this region and especially the ones around Beringen are rather Brabantian
than Limburgish
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Heusden that is part of the municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of Heusden-Zolder
Heusden-Zolder
Heusden-Zolder is a municipality located in the Belgian province of province of Limburg near Hasselt. On 1 January 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769...
, Belgium
Belgium
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. It is located in the northwestern corner of the municipality.
Eversel is also a Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
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parish established in 1839. The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint James the Greater (Sint-Jacobus de Meerdere) and was inaugurated on 5 September 1849.
The nearby parish house is named Sint-Baaf after Saint Bavo
Saint Bavo
Saint Bavo of Ghent is a Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint.-Life:Bavo was born near Liège, Belgium, to a Frankish noble family that gave him the name Allowin...
.
Historically Eversel is a part of Houweiken that was part of the fiefdom of Vogelzang
Vogelzang
Vogelzang is surname of:* Nicholas J. Vogelzang, a medical oncologist* Peter Vogelzang , a Dutch business man...
. Although a part of Heusden, the dialect of Eversel tends to be closer to that of Beringen
Beringen
Beringen is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. The Beringen municipality includes the town of Beringen proper and the old communes of Beverlo, Koersel, and Paal.-Origins:...
. It is a part of the Western Limburgish dialects, although linguists are not clear if the dialects in this region and especially the ones around Beringen are rather Brabantian
Brabantian
Brabantian or Brabantish, also Brabantic , is a dialect group of the Dutch language. It is named after the historical Duchy of Brabant which corresponded mainly to the Dutch province of North Brabant, the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Flemish Brabant, as well as the institutional Region of...
than Limburgish
Limburgish language
Limburgish, also called Limburgian or Limburgic is a group of East Low Franconian language varieties spoken in the Limburg and Rhineland regions, near the common Dutch / Belgian / German border...
.