Hoenzadriel is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
Gelderland
Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Maasdriel
Maasdriel () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands.
Maasdriel was formed on 1 January, 1999 by the merger of the former municipalities of Ammerzoden (including Well, Wellsein ...
and lies about 6 km north of
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 160,783. It is the capital of ...
.
It was first mentioned in 722 as Hunsetti. The etymology is unclear. In 1840, it was home to 396 people. In 1939, the Dutch Reformed Church was built.
The church was built by the Roman Catholics, because they wanted to use the reformed church in
Den Bosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 160,783. It is the capital of ...
and offered a church to Hoenzadriel in return.
In 1975, the church was decommissioned and is now a residential home.
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Populated places in Gelderland
Maasdriel