Heeze
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Heeze is a town in the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of North Brabant
North Brabant
North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...

. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende
Heeze-Leende
Heeze-Leende is a municipality in the southern Netherlands, near Eindhoven. It is known for Heeze Castle ....

, about 9 km southeast of Eindhoven.

Heeze was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with Leende
Leende
Leende is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heeze-Leende, approximately 12 km southeast of Eindhoven.Leende was a separate municipality until 1997, when it merged with Heeze....

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The Heeze Castle
Heeze Castle
Heeze Castle is situated in the Netherlands, south of Eindhoven. It used to be the centre of the seigneury of Heeze, Leende and Zesgehuchten, part of the Duchy of Brabant. In the Middle Ages, it was owned by the de Horne family...

 is located east of the town. Further east and to the north lies the Strabrechtse Heide
Strabrechtse Heide
The Strabrechtse Heide is a natural heathland area about 1500 ha in size, located in the municipalities of Heeze-Leende, Someren and Geldrop-Mierlo, in North Brabant, the Netherlands. It is largely under the care of Staatsbosbeheer...

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The 26 ha. country estate Kapellerput is housing magnificent deciduous and coniferous forests, fens and heath. The setting which is rich in forest and waterways borders the famous , Strabrecht heath as well as the Aa river basin. A wonderful environment to discover on foot or on one bike. There is a conferencehotel -Kapellerput- and a treehouse-KABAN
Kaban
Kaban may refer to:*Kaban, a Khazar ruler*An Israeli military psychologist *Lakes Kaban, lakes in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia...

-at the estate.

External links

Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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