Eversel

Eversel is a small village in Heusden that is part of the municipality of Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. It is located in the northwestern corner of the municipality.

Eversel is also an own Roman-Catholic parish established in 1839. The local Roman-Catholic church is dedicated to Saint James (Sint-Jacobus) and was inaugurated on 5 September 1849.The nearby parish house is named "Sint-Baaf" after Saint Bavo.

Historically Eversel is a part of Houweiken that was part of the fiefdom of Vogelzang.

Although a part of Heusden the dialect of Eversel tends to be closer to that of Beringen. It is a part of the Western Limburgish dialects, although linguists are not clear if the dialects in this region and especially the ones around Beringen are rather Brabantian than Limburgish. [Gebiedsindeling van de zuidelijk-Nederlandse dialecten (Dutch) [http://fuzzy.arts.kuleuven.be/rewo/gebiedsindeling.htm] ]

External links

* [http://www.digilife.be/springplank/ Elementary school Springplank]
* [http://www.kwb-eversel.be/ KWB]
* [http://www.scoutseversel.be scouts group]
* [http://www.jhbascule.be JH Bascule]
* [http://www.eversel.be village council]

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