Ulvenhout
Village
St Laurentius Church
St Laurentius Church
Flag of Ulvenhout
Flag
Coat of arms of Ulvenhout
Coat of arms
Ulvenhout is located in North Brabant
Ulvenhout
Ulvenhout
Ulvenhout is located in Netherlands
Ulvenhout
Ulvenhout
Coordinates: 51°33′N 4°48′E / 51.550°N 4.800°E / 51.550; 4.800
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityBreda
Alphen-Chaam
Area
[1]
 • Total12.45 km2 (4.81 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total5,220
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4851 & 4858[1]
Dialing code076

Ulvenhout is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Breda. The village was divided by the A58 motorway. The southern part belongs to the municipality of Alphen-Chaam and is called Ulvenhout AC.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1274 as "Ulvenholti". The "hout" part means a deciduous forest. "Ulven" is suspected to be an extinct word for species of tree.[3] Ulvenhout was an agrarian settlement which started to develop in the 19th century along the Breda - Hoogstraten road.[4]

The Roman Catholic St Lawrence Church was built between 1903 and 1904 in Gothic Revival style. The tall tower has a constricted spire with corner turrets. It forms a collection with the nearby clergy house, a school, a 17th century gate post and a house near the church which belonged to the Buitenplaats' summer residence of Justinus van Nassau, the governor of Breda.[4]

Ulvenhout was home to 266 people in 1840. In 1942, it became a part of the municipality of Nieuw-Ginneken. In 1997, it was merged into Breda except for the part of the village in south of the A58 which was transferred to the municipality of Alphen-Chaam.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2022. two entries
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 4851AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ulvenhout - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Ulvenhout (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ulvenhout". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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