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  Kille Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands  Kille Kille (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°47′N 4°55′E / 51.783°N 4.917°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Altena |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4255[1] |
| Dialing code | 0183[1] |
Kille is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a part of the municipality of Altena, and lies northwest of Nieuwendijk, and about 8 km southwest of Gorinchem.[2]
Kille is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Nieuwendijk.[1]
It was first mentioned in 1874 as Kille, and means gully. The name is a reference to the stream Bakkerskil.[4] It has become a single urban area with Nieuwendijk, but still has its own place name signs. Kille was home to 216 people in 1840. Nowadays it consists of about 100 houses.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Postcode 4255 in Nieuwendijk". Postbode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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- ^ "Kille - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Kille". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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