Etten-Leur

Also known as Etten c.a., Etten en Leur

Etten-Leur () is a municipality in the Dutch province North Brabant. Its name is a combination of the two villages from which the municipality originally arose: Etten and Leur.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Etten-Leur
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Etten-leur 008.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Street (Markt) in Etten-Leur
Settlement.image_flag: Etten-Leur vlag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Etten-Leur.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0777 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Etten-Leur in a municipal map of North Brabant
Settlement.map_caption: Location in North Brabant
Settlement.subdivision_type

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Etten-Leur () is a municipality in the Dutch province North Brabant. Its name is a combination of the two villages from which the municipality originally arose: Etten and Leur.

==History== The villages were always part of one municipality, originally called "Etten c.a." (cum annexis), this later to change to "Etten en Leur". The current name was adopted in 1968. By that time, the villages had grown into one.