Diessen is a village in the Dutch 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 Hilvarenbeek.

History

The village was first mentioned in 380 as Deusone, and relates to the

Dieze The Dieze is a short river in North Brabant, the Netherlands, tributary of the Meuse (). It is formed by the confluence of the rivers Aa River (Meuse), Aa and Dommel in 's-Hertogenbosch. The part of the Dieze in the centre of 's-Hertogenbosch is ...

River. The etymology is unclear. Diessen developed in the Early Middle Ages around the Reusel stream. The St Willibrordus church, with a choir from the early-15th century, had a nave from around 1450. The tower was probably built in 1527. The church was restored between 1970 and 1973, and some of the 19th century modifications have been undone. Diessen was home to 1,003 people in 1840. Diessen was a separate municipality until 1997, when it was merged with Hilvarenbeek. Diessen is hypothesized to be the birthplace ''Deusone'' of the Gallic Emperor Postumus.Regionaal Archief Tilburg - II. Romeinen in Deusone

Gallery

File:Heuvelstraat 1, aanzicht - Diessen - 20057387 - RCE.jpg, Villa in Diessen File:Julianastraat 29, Diessen.jpg, House in Diessen

References

Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1997 Populated places in North Brabant Former municipalities of North Brabant Hilvarenbeek {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub