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Boxmeer
Boxmeer () is a town and former municipality in upper southeastern Netherlands. Boxmeer as a municipality incorporated the former municipality of Beugen en Rijkevoort and that of Vierlingsbeek. In Overloon is the Overloon War Museum. Boxmeer, Cuijk, Grave, Mill en Sint Hubert, and Sint Anthonis merged into the new municipality of Land van Cuijk on 1 January 2022. Topography Population centres The population in parts of the former municipality on 31 December 2020 was: * Beugen 1,860 * Boxmeer 12,550 * Holthees 540 * Maashees 875 * Oeffelt 2,370 * Overloon, including Heikant 3,985 * Rijkevoort 1,665 * Sambeek 1,745 * Vierlingsbeek, including Groeningen 3,050 * Vortum-Mullem 705 Transport * Boxmeer railway station Notable people * Dr Anna Terruwe (1911 in Vierlingsbeek – 2004) a Catholic psychiatrist who discovered emotional deprivation disorder * Joannes Gijsen (1932 in Oeffelt – 2013) a Dutch bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Roermond and Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxmeer Railway Station
Boxmeer is a railway station located in Boxmeer, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 June 1883 and is located on the Nijmegen–Venlo railway. The station is currently operated by Arriva Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.train services call at this station: *''Stoptrein'': Nijmegen–Venlo–Roermond *''Stoptrein'': Nijmegen–Venray External links NS website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vierlingsbeek
Vierlingsbeek () is a village in the former municipality of Boxmeer in North Brabant province of the Netherlands. Until it was included in Boxmeer in 1998, it was a municipality of its own. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk. The UN/LOCODE is . History Vierlingsbeek developed in the Early Middle Ages on the river bank of the Maas. In 1756, the village was damaged by a large fire, and it developed along the Venraij to Boxmeer road. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1843 after its predecessor from 1804 had partially collapsed in 1839. The clergy house is the former hunting cabin of William I of the Netherlands. The church was decommissioned in 1997, and is used for weddings, concerts and cultural activities. The Catholic St. Laurentius Church was built between 1952 and 1953 after its 1804 predecessor had been destroyed in 1944. Vierlingsbeek was home to 806 people in 1840. In 1883, a railway station opened on Nijmegen to Venlo railway lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rijkevoort
Rijkevoort is a church village with more than 1600 inhabitants. Until 1942, Rijkevoort together with Beugen formed the municipality of Beugen en Rijkevoort. This municipality was then split and Rijkevoort joined the municipality of Wanroij. Since the municipal reorganization of 1 January 1994, most of Rijkevoort belonged to the municipality of Boxmeer. The neighbourhood Rijkevoort-De Walsert was then added to the municipality of Sint Anthonis. Since 2022 Boxmeer and Sint Anthonis have been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk. Toponymy The name Rijkevoort consists of two parts. 'Forward' means 'ford' and 'rich' is probably derived from 'Rijt', meaning 'watercourse'. History Originally, Rijkevoort is an agricultural mining settlement founded by Beugen. The surrounding area was initially marshy which is apparent in field names like: Walsertse Broek, Papenvoortse Broek, Laageindebroek, Hoogeindebroek and Rijkevoortse Broek. These are relatively low-lying areas east of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sint Anthonis
Sint Anthonis () is a village and former municipality in the southern Netherlands in the Province of North Brabant. The locals refer to the town as ''Sint Tunnis''. An inhabitant is called a "Sintunnisenaar". The former municipality had a population of in . Sint Anthonis, Boxmeer, Cuijk, Grave, and Mill en Sint Hubert merged into the new municipality of Land van Cuijk on 1 January 2022. History The town was mentioned in a last will as early as 1312. The town was called ''Oelbroec'' at the time. As the church of St. Anthony The Abbot was completed in 1477, people started referring to the town as the "Parish of St. Anthony in Oelbroec", and by 1570 the name Oelbroec had disappeared. Church Book registration started in 1640 and are to be found on the BHIC web site. Sint Anthonis was a part of the lordship of Boxmeer during the ancien régime. After the French rule, Sint Anthonis was parted from Boxmeer. Together with the village of Ledeacker it formed the municipality of "Sint A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Van Cuijk
Land van Cuijk is a municipality in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands, formed from the merger of Boxmeer, Cuijk, Sint Anthonis, Mill en Sint Hubert and Grave. The municipality came into existence on 1 January 2022. It belongs to the region of De Peel. The municipality is mainly oriented towards the city of Nijmegen. A is spoken in the entire Land van Cuijk. Geography As of 2022, the areas encompassed by the municipality have a population of approximately 90 thousand people. The municipality is bordered by Wijchen and Heumen to the north, Mook en Middelaar, Gennep and Bergen (Limburg) to the east, Venray to the south and Oss, Maashorst, Boekel and Gemert-Bakel to the west. It consists of 33 main population centres. Topography ''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Land van Cuijk, 2021.'' History The Land van Cuijk was given in pledge to William the Silent in 1559. During the Eighty Years' War, Grave was conquered in 1602 by Maurice of Nassau, later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overloon
Overloon is a village with 3,626 inhabitants on the outskirts of the Peel region, in the former municipality of Boxmeer, North Brabant. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk. Located on the outskirts is the National Museum of War and Resistance of the Netherlands, which originated as a museum for a World War II battle ('' Battle of Overloon'') that occurred around the village in September and October 1944. The village is located close to the A73 motorway between Venlo and Nijmegen. Toponymy In ancient times it was called simply ''Loon''. ''Loon'' or ''Lo(o)'' means forest with low trees, with an open meadow and swamp. The element "over" was added to the name much later, to distinguish it from the nearby Loon Ravenstein, Neerloon. "Neder" and "over" here have the meanings respectively lower and higher, or downstream and upstream. History Since the formation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the village was part of the Maashees en Overloon m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holthees
Holthees is a village in the former municipality of Boxmeer on the border of the Dutch provinces North Brabant and Limburg. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk. History The name Holthees was mentioned for the first time in 1359. It is a composition of the German words hulta (wood) and hees (forest of thicket). The Mariakapel (Mary Chapel) was built in the 15th century between Meppen castle and village. In 1648, the chapel was boarded up. The church was returned during the French occupation (early 19th century) and restored. In October 1944, it was destroyed by war. It was rebuilt after the war. It was decommissioned in 1997, and is now used for cultural activities. Meppen castle was built in the 15th century and extended in the mid-17th century. In the mid-18th century, it was converted into a farm. Holthees used to provide military support during the defence of the Land of Cuijk Holthees forms a twin village with , a village in the municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oeffelt
Oeffelt is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, about 5 km north of Boxmeer town and 6 km west of the border with the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Oeffelt lies on the west bank on the Meuse river with Gennep in the province of Limburg on the east bank. The villages are connected by a bridge in the N264 road. History The settlement Oeffelt was first mentioned in a document in 1075 as Uflo, and means "open forest of the owl". Oeffelt developed in the 12th century on a river bank along the Meuse river. It used to belong to the '' Heren'' of Cuijk. Between 1441 and 1800, it was part of the Duchy of Cleves. The Zoete Naam Jezus (Sweet name Jesus) church was built in 1954 to replace the St Salvator Church which was built by Pierre Cuypers in 1853, but destroyed in 1944 by war. During the Thirty Years' War, Oeffelt was plundered by the Croatian mercenaries, and suffers an outbreak of the Plague in 1644. Only three families were left, however the vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joannes Gijsen
Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen (October 7, 1932 – June 24, 2013) was a Dutch bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. After being Bishop ( emeritus) of Roermond, Limburg, the Netherlands, he became Bishop ( emeritus) of the Diocese of Reykjavík ( Iceland). His episcopal motto is ''Parate viam Domini'' (Prepare the way of the Lord). Early life and priesthood Gijsen was born in Oeffelt. He would be ordained a priest on April 6 1957. He obtained a doctorate (Ph.D) in Church History, focusing his thesis on Joannes Augustinus Paredis. During the National Pastoral Council in Noordwijkerhout from 1966 until 1970, Gijsen was one of the opponents to the direction the council was taking. The council was choosing for a more liberal interpretation on the documents promulgated by the Second Vatican Council, in particular the interpretation of Lumen Gentium. This was in contradiction to the view held by the pope. Many view his stance on the council of Noordwijkerhout as one of the rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Terruwe
Dr. Anna A. A. Terruwe (August 19, 1911, Vierlingsbeek – April 28, 2004, Deurne) was a Catholic psychiatrist from the Netherlands. She discovered emotional deprivation disorder and how obsessive-compulsive disorder could be healed: the "bevestigingsleer," the idea of "affirmation." Terruwe based her work on that of Thomas Aquinas and "the relevance of Thomistic rational psychology to neurosis and its treatment." Her work is also based on that of Professor W.J.A.J. Duynstee, C.SS.R., LL.D. who studied Aquinas. Her theories are based on Aquinas’ understanding of what he calls the "nature of man." Church ban Dr. Terruwe made church history in the fifties. After complaints of some Jesuits a high ranking Dutch Jesuit (Dr. Sebestian Tromp) of the Holy Office issued a ban: it was forbidden for priest students to see 'female psychiatrists' (there was only one: Dr. Terruwe). At the time there were still many priest students and quite a few religious superiors sent some of them to se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beugen En Rijkevoort
Beugen en Rijkevoort is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. It covered the villages of Beugen and Rijkevoort. The municipality existed until 1942, when Beugen became part of Boxmeer and Rijkevoort of Wanroij Wanroij is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the former municipality of Sint Anthonis, about 9 km west of the town of Boxmeer. Wanroij was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became part of Sint Anthon ... Former municipalities of North Brabant Geography of Land van Cuijk {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sambeek
Sambeek is a village in the southern Netherlands. It is located in the former municipality of Boxmeer, North Brabant. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk. History Sambeek is a linear settlement which developed on the river bank of the Maas in the Early Middle Ages. The tower of Sambeek is, with its height of 50 meters, the centre of the village. The oldest part of the tower dates from 1486. This tower was a part of the local Roman Catholic church, which was blown up by the Germans in the Second World War. Their plan to blow up the tower failed, it was only slightly damaged. The St John the Baptish church was built as the replacement of the destroyed church in 1952, but is detached from the tower. The thickest lime tree in the Netherlands stands in the southern part of Sambeek. Its age is estimated at 500 to 1000 years. The former Redemptorist monastery was founded in 1874. In 1882, a wing with chapel was added in Renaissance Revival style. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
