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Halsteren
Sign in to saveHalsteren is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom, about 1 km north of that city. Halsteren has an old church from the 14th century and a new church, built in 1919. A little village called Polder was located between Halsteren and Tholen in the Middle Ages.
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- Locality
- Bergen op Zoom
- Region
- Noord-Brabant
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 9,850
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Halsteren
- Settlement.other_name
- Altere
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- nl
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Halsteren - Dorpsstraat 22 - Raadhuis.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Former town hall of Halsteren
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Brabant
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bergen op Zoom
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 6
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 16.43
- Settlement.population_total
- 12,325
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Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- Halternaar
- Population
- 1555
- Image
- Halsteren - Dorpsstraat 22 - Raadhuis.JPG
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Halsteren is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Bergen op Zoom, about 1 km north of that city. Halsteren has an old church from the 14th century and a new church, built in 1919. A little village called Polder was located between Halsteren and Tholen in the Middle Ages.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1272 as Halstert, and means "bend in the highland with a tail". It developed on a westward pointing sandy ridge.
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