Galder is a village in the

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province of

North Brabant North Brabant ( ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, Dutch Brabant or Hollandic Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to ...

. It is located in the municipality of

Alphen-Chaam Alphen-Chaam () is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. Population centres Towns: * Alphen (4,000) * Chaam (3,810) * Galder (1,190) Hamlets (the population data of these hamlets is included in the population data of the towns near whic ...

8 km south of the city of

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.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1299 as Galre. It is possibly a name of a stream. Galder started as a

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in a valley near a brook. The Saint Jacob's Chapel was built in 1468. The tower probably dates from 1517. In 1824, it was converted into a school and the tower and ceiling were lowered. In 1882, it was recommissioned as a church. Galder was home to 301 people in 1840. The is a heath near the village. About are owned by the

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and sometimes used as a shooting range. There is a nature bath and a recreational area on nature area.

Gallery

File:P1010728StraatGalder.JPG, Street view File:Bomen nabij Galderse Heide P1120175.jpg, Galderse Heide

References

External links

Populated places in North Brabant Alphen-Chaam {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub