Ulicoten

Ulicoten
Village
Ulicoten is located in North Brabant
Ulicoten
Ulicoten
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Ulicoten is located in Netherlands
Ulicoten
Ulicoten
Ulicoten (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°27′25″N 4°51′25″E / 51.45694°N 4.85694°E / 51.45694; 4.85694
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityBaarle-Nassau
Area
 • Total21.30 km2 (8.22 sq mi)
Elevation18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,090
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5113[1]
Dialing code013

Ulicoten is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a part of the municipality of Baarle-Nassau and is situated about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south of Breda.

History

[edit]

The village was first mentioned in 1422 as Ulencoete, and means "little house/farm on land near water"[3]

The Roman Catholic church was built during the early 19th century, but destroyed in 1944. In 1950, a new church was built with two towers.[4]

Ulicoten was home to 407 people in 1840.[4]

It has a single primary school, Bernardusschool.[5]

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5113BA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Ulicoten - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Ulicten". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Jeugd en Onderwijs". Baarle-Nassau. Retrieved 2022-01-18. - Under the tab "Onderwijs en kinderopvang"