Maaskantje

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands

51°39′31″N 5°22′18″E / 51.65861°N 5.37167°E / 51.65861; 5.37167CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantMunicipalitySint-MichielsgestelArea

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• Total2.86 km² (1.10 sq mi)Elevation

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6 m (20 ft)Population

(2017)^[1]

• Total1,830 • Density640/km² (1,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

5271^[1]

Dialing code073

Maaskantje (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːskɑɲcə]) is a village in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands. The village is part of the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, southeast of 's-Hertogenbosch.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1750 as "nabij het Maaskantje te Gestel", and means "near the mud".^[3]^[4]

Maaskantje was home to 424 people in 1840.^[5] Around 1900, Maaskantje and Den Dungen started to merge into a single urban area.^[6] Before 1996, Maaskantje was part of the municipality of Den Dungen instead of the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel. In 1996, Den Dungen became part of Sint-Michielsgestel.^[7]

New Kids

The Dutch Comedy Central sketch show New Kids that takes place in the village has generated tourism to the village.^[8] The main characters of the series pose in front of the Maaskantje town sign in most of the sketches. Some of the skits were also filmed locally, most in the neighboring village of Den Dungen. The music video for Friends Turbo by the dance band Scooter was filmed in the village.

Due to the popularity of the films and skits, the place has become a popular destination for fans of the New Kids. The village's signs were stolen by New Kids fans and the municipality decided not to replace them.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 5271AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Maaskantje - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Maaskant - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Maaskantje". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Den Dungen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ "Den Dungen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Maaskantje nu officieel toeristentrekpleister". Trouw (in Dutch). 30 January 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^ "Alle borden Maaskantje gestolen". Hart van Nederland (in Dutch). 29 December 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2011.