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Someren
Someren () is a municipality and town in the province of North Brabant in the Southern Netherlands. As of January 2019, the municipality had 19,322 inhabitants, with over half of the population residing in the town. Someren, just south of Helmond and to the north of Weert, Limburg, is located on the provincial border with Limburg. The spoken dialect is Peellands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, In Brabantian, Someren is known as ''Zummere''. Population centres Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Someren, June 2015'' Notable people * Antonius Lambertus Maria Hurkmans (born 1944 in Someren) Bishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch * Marie-José de Groot (born 1966 in Someren) a Dutch rower, competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics * Vincent Voorn (born 1984 in Someren) a Dutch show jumper, competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someren-Eind
Someren-Eind is a small town, located in the southeast of North Brabant, Netherlands. It is a part of the Municipalities of the Netherlands, gemeente Someren, counting 3510 residents by 2007. Someren-Eind is located near the Zuid-Willemsvaart, a canal that connects 's-Hertogenbosch and Maastricht. Someren-Eind is also known under the name D'end. History Someren-Eind arose in 1878, when the town got its own independent parish. Before, the area had been a marsh and a part of 'de Groote Peel'. Peat workers lived in Someren-Eind because it was closer to the marsh where they stabbed peat. After several years, people from the surrounding area started building a life in Someren-Eind. And so, the tiny town (with around 60 residents) started growing into a bigger town. Architecture Someren-Eind doesn't have a church anymore'. On that church the following text was featured: 'Laus tua in finis terrae'. Finisterra (end of the world) is a quite vague definition for a community within two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
