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Zijtaart

Zijtaart
Village
St. Lambert Church in Zijtaart
St. Lambert Church in Zijtaart
Zijtaart is located in North Brabant
Zijtaart
Zijtaart
Coordinates: 51°35′33″N 5°32′30″E / 51.59250°N 5.54167°E / 51.59250; 5.54167
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality Veghel
Population (2015)
 • Village 1,029
 • Statistical area
   • Density
1,727
173/km2 (450/sq mi)
 • Post town
   • Density
31,032
730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Post town (BAG) Veghel
Postcode 5465
Area code 0413
Major roads A50,

Zijtaart is a village in the south of the Netherlands. It is situated in the municipality of Veghel, North Brabant. As of January 2015 it has a population of 1,727.

Zijtaart as a church village was officially founded in 1872 when it split off as a separate parish from the in Veghel. The church of the still bears the original tower cross atop the spire, of the old . The tower cross was presented as a gift by the St. Lambert Parish of Veghel in 1873, which would start the demolition of its old church that following year, because of the completion of a new and larger church.



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