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Loon op Zand

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The presence of this driftsand explains the name of Loon op Zand. Before 1391, a village called 'Venloon' was situated just a few hundred metres to the north-east of the current village of Loon op Zand. After the villagers relocated in 1391, they called their new village 'Venloon op 't Zant' (Venloon
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For 200 years, Loon op Zand and Kaatsheuvel were the centre of the leather tanning and shoe manufacturing industry of the region. There were a lot of factories; most of these were in people's backyards. There were some big shoe manufacturers, such as Van Lier. This world-famous shoe brand originated
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Loon op Zand is the oldest village of the municipality. Somewhere around the year 1000, this village was founded in a very wet and swampy area. There was also a lot of drift-sand whose origin, according to geological experts, dates back to the last ice age. As of this moment, Loon op Zand has the
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biggest driftsand area in all of western Europe. Historically, the presence of this driftsand has caused the relocation of the village on several times. Hinerland farmers build many sandy embankments or levies to protect their land against the ceaseless drifting sand.
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in Loon op Zand. Just prior to the new millennium, Van Lier abandoned their factory in Loon op Zand and moved to a bigger factory in Breda.
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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Loon op Zand, June 2015.
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on the Sand), which over the years changed to 'Loon op Zand'.
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Municipality
Windmill in Kaatsheuvel
Kaatsheuvel
Flag of Loon op Zand
Coat of arms of Loon op Zand
Highlighted position of Loon op Zand in a municipal map of North Brabant
51°40′N 5°2′E / 51.667°N 5.033°E / 51.667; 5.033
Country
Netherlands
Province
North Brabant
Municipal council
Mayor
Hanne van Aart
VVD
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
DST
UTC+2
CEST
Postcode
Area code
www.loonopzand.nl
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