Halsteren
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| name = Halsteren
| other_name = Altere
| settlement_type = Town
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| native_name_lang = nl
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| image_caption = Former town hall of Halsteren
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name1 = North Brabant
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Bergen op Zoom
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 4661AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 15 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 6
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| area_total_km2 = 16.43
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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=15 April 2022}}
| population_total = 12,325
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
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| utc_offset_DST = +2
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| area_code = 0164
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Halsteren is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom, about 1 km north of that city. Halsteren has an old church from the 14th century and a new church, built in 1919. A little village called Polder was located between Halsteren and Tholen in the Middle Ages.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1272 as Halstert, and means "bend in the highland with a tail". It developed on a westward pointing sandy ridge.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/halsteren |title=Halsteren - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=15 April 2022 |language=nl}}
The Dutch Reformed church was built in the 14th century. It was extended in 1457. After a fire in 1607, it was extensively restored. In 1799, it was returned to the Catholic church and restored several times. In 1961, it became a Dutch Reformed church again. The Catholic St. Quirinus Church was built between 1911 and 1912 and has a double tower. The former town hall dates from 1633. It was restored and extended in 1917. It was restored in 1944 after a fire.{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu02_01/sten009monu02_01_0073.php |title=Halsteren |author=Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert| year=1997 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9945 6 |access-date=15 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Halsteren was home to 538 people in 1840.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/halsteren |title=Halsteren |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=15 April 2022 |language=nl}} Halsteren was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became a part of Bergen op Zoom.{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}
The village of Polder or Polre was located near Halsteren. It disappeared in a flood in 1570 and most of the village is still buried underneath a metre of mud.
Gallery
File:Halsteren, de Sint Antoniusmolen RM19991 foto3 2015-05-24 11.43.jpg|Windmill: the Sint Antoniusmolen
File:Boerderij, achtergevel met zesdelige empire schuiframen en luiken - Lepelstraat - 20411835 - RCE.jpg|Farm in Halsteren
File:Quirinuschurch HalsterenDSC04639kl.jpg|Quirinus Church
File:Blik op HalsterenDSC04646.jpg|View on Halsteren
References
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External links
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- [http://bhic.nl/index.php?id=44 Information about Halsteren on the site of the BHIC (Dutch)]
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Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1997
Category:Populated places in North Brabant