Steensel is a village on the

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stream in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Eersel Eersel () is a municipality and a town in southern Netherlands in the province of North Brabant. Eersel is situated in the Campine (Kempen) area. Eersel is part of the Acht Zaligheden (Eight Beatitudes) and known for its attractive market. Thi ...

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 ...

, the

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. Steensel is part of the Acht Zaligheden (Eight Beatitudes), along with

Knegsel Knegsel is a village in the south of the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Eersel, North Brabant. Knegsel is part of the Acht Zaligheden (Eight Beatitudes), alongside Eersel, Duizel, Steensel, Wintelre Wintelre is a village in ...

Duizel Duizel is a village in the municipality of Eersel in the province of North Brabant, the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territo ...

Wintelre Wintelre is a village in the municipality of Eersel in the province of North Brabant, the Netherlands. Wintelre is part of the Acht Zaligheden (Eight Beatitudes), like Eersel, Duizel, Steensel, Knegsel, Netersel, Hulsel and Reusel. The villag ...

, Netersel, Hulsel en Reusel. The name Steensel appeared first in a document from 1224, in which a certain Henricus and Marcelis were mentioned as knights of Steensel. In 1688, Steensel was plundered and destroyed by French soldiers. In 1810, Steensel became part of the municipality of Duizel and Steensel. Steensel was home to 282 people in 1840. In 1922, this municipality then merged into the municipality of

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Image:Steensel-Sign.jpg, Entrance to Steensel Image:Grafheuvel-Gendersteyn PeterMaas.jpg, Burial mound Image:GenderHeadstream.JPG, Headwaters of the

stream near Steensel

References

Populated places in North Brabant Eersel {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub