Landerd
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Landerd is a municipality
Municipality
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 within the province of North Brabant
North Brabant
North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...

 in the southern Netherlands
Netherlands
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History

Landerd is the result of a merger between the formerly independent municipalities of Schaijk
Schaijk
Schaijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Landerd, about southeast of Oss.Schaijk was a separate municipality until 1994, when it merged with Zeeland to form the new municipality of Landerd....

 and Zeeland
Zeeland (North Brabant)
Zeeland is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Landerd, about 5 km northeast of Uden.Zeeland was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became part of Landerd....

 on 1 January 1994. Schaijk
Schaijk
Schaijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Landerd, about southeast of Oss.Schaijk was a separate municipality until 1994, when it merged with Zeeland to form the new municipality of Landerd....

 and Reek
Reek
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 had merged earlier on 1 July 1942.

Population centres

  • Reek
    Reek (Netherlands)
    Reek is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Landerd, about 3 km east of Schaijk.Reek was a separate municipality until 1942, when it became part of Schaijk....

  • Schaijk
    Schaijk
    Schaijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Landerd, about southeast of Oss.Schaijk was a separate municipality until 1994, when it merged with Zeeland to form the new municipality of Landerd....

  • Zeeland
    Zeeland (North Brabant)
    Zeeland is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Landerd, about 5 km northeast of Uden.Zeeland was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became part of Landerd....

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