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Ulvenhout

Ulvenhout is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Breda. The village was divided by the A58 motorway. The southern part belongs to the municipality of Alphen-Chaam and is called Ulvenhout AC.

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Place details

Locality: Ulvenhout
Region: Noord-Brabant
Country: Nederland
Population: 4,520
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Ulvenhout
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Toren kerk Ulvenhout P1160474.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: St Laurentius Church
Settlement.image_flag: Ulvenhout_vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Ulvenhout_wapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1

Wikidata facts

Country: Netherlands
Located in: Breda
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Image: P1010681copySint-Laurentiuskerk Ulvenhout.jpg

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== History == The village was first mentioned in 1274 as "Ulvenholti". The "hout" part means a deciduous forest. "Ulven" is suspected to be an extinct word for species of tree. Ulvenhout was an agrarian settlement which started to develop in the 19th century along the Breda - Hoogstraten road.