Halder, Netherlands

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| name = Halder

| settlement_type = Hamlet

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| native_name_lang = nl

| image_skyline = Kasteel Herlaar.jpg

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| image_caption = The restored Herlaar Castle

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| pushpin_map = Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = North Brabant

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Sint-Michielsgestel

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| area_total_km2 = 0.17

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=18 April 2022}}

| population_total = 70

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 5271

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 073

| coordinates = {{Coord|51|39|N|5|19|E|region:NL_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|display=title, inline}}

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Halder is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, between the towns of Sint-Michielsgestel and Vught.ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1087 as Herlar, and is a combination of "forest meadow" and "army". It takes its name from the castle.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/halder |title=Halder - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=18 April 2022 |language=nl}} Halder has place name signs. It was home to 312 people in 1840.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/halder |title=Halder |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=18 April 2022 |language=nl}}

Nieuw Herlaar Castle is a 19th-century monastery, however it contains the 15th-century tower of the old castle.{{cite web|url=https://monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl/monumenten/33630 |title=Monumentnummer: 33630 Kasteel Nieuw Herlaar Halder 6 5271 VK te Sint-Michielsgestel |website=Dutch Monuments Register |access-date=18 April 2022 |language=nl}}

References

{{Dutch municipality Sint-Michielsgestel}}

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Category:Populated places in North Brabant

Category:Sint-Michielsgestel

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