Vrijhoeve-Capelle
Sign in to saveVrijhoeve-Capelle is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Waalwijk, about 10 km north of Tilburg.
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- Instance of
- municipality of the Netherlands
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- North Brabant
- Population
- +257
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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Vrijhoeve-Capelle is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Waalwijk, about 10 km north of Tilburg.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1523 as "ter Capelle in die Vrie Houven", and means "piece of land free of taxation near Capelle". Vrijhoeve-Capelle developed in the Middle Ages near the peat excavation area on the border of Holland and the Duchy of Brabant.