Zandoerle
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Zandoerle, in local tongue known as Zandoers, is a hamlet
in the municipality
of Veldhoven
in the province of North Brabant
, the Netherlands
.
The hamlet has a population of 120 people, as measured on the first of January 2008.
The hamlet is located between the villages Oerle
and Knegsel
. Zandoerle can be seen as one of the two centres within the village of Oerle. The other centre is often referred to as Kerkoerle (English: Church Oerle).
Zandoerle has great cultural and historical value due to its characteristic village green
and monumental farms.
The prefix
Zand is Dutch
for sand
and refers to the poor and not so fertile sandy terrain surrounding the hamlet.
and is surrounded by six farms with long fronts, an architectural style which is typical for the province of North Brabant
.
The village green used to serve as a market place. The Sint Jans market is still held here on the last weekend of June since 1977.
At the village green is the chapel
located, dedicated to Onze Lieve Vrouw van 't Zand, or Our Lady
of the Sand.
The community of Zandoerle is officially the owner of the chapel. There used to be a wooden church on the village green of Zandoerle in the twelfth and thirteenth century. This church was replaced by a chapel around the year 1250.
From 1672 until 1798, this chapel was in use as a so called schuurkerk, a place where the Catholic Church was allowed to hold services.
The current chapel is in use since 1807. The rosary
has become a common practice in the chapel since 1817. The chapel received repairs around 1960.
At the centre of the village green is a cannon positioned. This German anti-tank gun is of the type 7.5 cm PaK 40 and was used during World War II
.
It was used by the Germans to fire from the nearby village Wintelre
in the direction of Oerle.
The cannon was captured by the allied forces in September 1944 and put on the village green of Zandoerle during the liberation festivities of May 13, 1945.
Some repairs were performed on the cannon in 1971. In 2006, the cannon was supposed to play a part in the movie Zwartboek of director Paul Verhoeven.
However, this plan was cancelled as it turned out that the cannon was in a bad condition. It received repairs later that year.
One of the farms in Zandoerle is called the Dingbank. This former courthouse was built around the year 1600.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in 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 Veldhoven
Veldhoven
Veldhoven is a municipality and a town on the Gender stream in the southern Netherlands, located just south-west of Eindhoven.- Population centres :...
in 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 :...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
The hamlet has a population of 120 people, as measured on the first of January 2008.
The hamlet is located between the villages Oerle
Oerle
Oerle is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Veldhoven, about 7 km west of Eindhoven.Oerle was a separate municipality until 1921, when it became part of Veldhoven....
and Knegsel
Knegsel
Knegsel is a village in the municipality of Eersel in the province of North Brabant, the Netherlands. Knegsel is part of the Acht Zaligheden , like Eersel, Duizel, Steensel, Wintelre, Netersel, Hulsel en Reusel....
. Zandoerle can be seen as one of the two centres within the village of Oerle. The other centre is often referred to as Kerkoerle (English: Church Oerle).
Zandoerle has great cultural and historical value due to its characteristic village green
Village green
A village green is a common open area which is a part of a settlement. Traditionally, such an area was often common grass land at the centre of a small agricultural settlement, used for grazing and sometimes for community events...
and monumental farms.
Etymology
The name Oerle means old forest, as it is derived from the elements Oer (=old) and lo (=forest).The prefix
Prefix
A prefix is an affix which is placed before the root of a word. Particularly in the study of languages,a prefix is also called a preformative, because it alters the form of the words to which it is affixed.Examples of prefixes:...
Zand is Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
for sand
Sand
Sand is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles.The composition of sand is highly variable, depending on the local rock sources and conditions, but the most common constituent of sand in inland continental settings and non-tropical coastal...
and refers to the poor and not so fertile sandy terrain surrounding the hamlet.
Monuments
The square shaped village green of Zandoerle is a preserved monument. The village green is covered with linden treesTilia
Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The greatest species diversity is found in Asia, and the genus also occurs in Europe and eastern North America, but not western North America...
and is surrounded by six farms with long fronts, an architectural style which is typical for 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 :...
.
The village green used to serve as a market place. The Sint Jans market is still held here on the last weekend of June since 1977.
At the village green is the chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
located, dedicated to Onze Lieve Vrouw van 't Zand, or Our Lady
Mary (mother of Jesus)
Mary , commonly referred to as "Saint Mary", "Mother Mary", the "Virgin Mary", the "Blessed Virgin Mary", or "Mary, Mother of God", was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee...
of the Sand.
The community of Zandoerle is officially the owner of the chapel. There used to be a wooden church on the village green of Zandoerle in the twelfth and thirteenth century. This church was replaced by a chapel around the year 1250.
From 1672 until 1798, this chapel was in use as a so called schuurkerk, a place where the Catholic Church was allowed to hold services.
The current chapel is in use since 1807. The rosary
Rosary
The rosary or "garland of roses" is a traditional Catholic devotion. The term denotes the prayer beads used to count the series of prayers that make up the rosary...
has become a common practice in the chapel since 1817. The chapel received repairs around 1960.
At the centre of the village green is a cannon positioned. This German anti-tank gun is of the type 7.5 cm PaK 40 and was used during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
It was used by the Germans to fire from the nearby village Wintelre
Wintelre
Wintelre is a village in the municipality of Eersel in the province of North Brabant, the Netherlands. Wintelre is part of the Acht Zaligheden , like Eersel, Duizel, Steensel, Knegsel, Netersel, Hulsel en Reusel....
in the direction of Oerle.
The cannon was captured by the allied forces in September 1944 and put on the village green of Zandoerle during the liberation festivities of May 13, 1945.
Some repairs were performed on the cannon in 1971. In 2006, the cannon was supposed to play a part in the movie Zwartboek of director Paul Verhoeven.
However, this plan was cancelled as it turned out that the cannon was in a bad condition. It received repairs later that year.
One of the farms in Zandoerle is called the Dingbank. This former courthouse was built around the year 1600.