't Zand, Alphen-Chaam
Hamlet in North Brabant, Netherlands
51°29′44″N 4°57′25″E / 51.49543°N 4.95707°E / 51.49543; 4.95707 (2021)[1]
5131[1]
't Zand (Dutch pronunciation: [(ə)t sɑnt]) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant, in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam.
It was first mentioned in 1980 and means sand.[3] 't Zand is a villa ward and recreational site near Alphen. There are no place name signs. It consists of about 100 houses excluding the holiday homes.[4]
In 1939, a little chapel dedicated to Saint Willibrord was erected on the Oude Maastrichtsebaan in 't Zand. According to legend, Willibrord baptised people from Alphen near a well and it turned into a site of pilgrimage. Father Binck together with the archaeologist Joan Willems set out to find the spot and discovered a 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) loam well in the forest. It was restored in stone and a chapel was built on top of the well. The chapel was destroyed in 1945, and rebuilt in 1946.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5131AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Zand - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "'t Zand (Alphen)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Boshoven NB". Maria Kapellen (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
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