Milheeze
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| name = Milheeze
| settlement_type = Village
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| native_name_lang = nl
| image_skyline = File:8596 St. Willibrorduskerk en Toren.jpg
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| image_caption = St Willibrordus Church
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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 = Gemert-Bakel
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 5763AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 16 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 26
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| area_total_km2 = 19.72
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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=16 April 2022}}
| population_total = 2,280
| 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
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0492
| coordinates = {{coord|51|30|8|N|5|46|44|E|region:NL|display=inline, title}}
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Milheeze (dialect: Milles) is a village in the Dutch province North Brabant. Milheeze is part of the municipality Gemert-Bakel.
The village was first mentioned in 1332 as Milleis. The etymology is unclear.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/milheeze |title=Milheeze (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=nl}} Milheeze developed in the Late Middle Ages around a chapel. The chapel was replaced by the St Willibrordus Church in 1844-1845 which was built on the foundations of the chapel.{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu02_01/sten009monu02_01_0116.php |title=Milheeze |author=Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert| year=1997 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9945 6 |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Milheeze was home to 579 people in 1840.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/milheeze |title=Milheeze |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=nl}} The monastery Mariaoord was founded in Milheeze in 1935. The village was part of the municipality Bakel en Milheeze until 1966 when it was merged into Gemert-Bakel.
Gallery
File:Milheeze, de Laurentiamolen RM8595 foto1 2014-05-18 10.46.jpg|Wind mill Laurentiamolen
File:Milheeze basisschool de Kastanjelaan.JPG|School in Milheeze
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Category:Populated places in North Brabant
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