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Cuijk (municipality)
Cuijk () is a former municipality in upper southeastern Netherlands. Cuijk, Boxmeer, Grave, Netherlands, Grave, Mill en Sint Hubert, and Sint Anthonis merged into the new municipality of Land van Cuijk on 1 January 2022. The former municipality of Cuijk was established by combining the municipalities of Cuijk en Sint Agatha, Beers, North Brabant, Beers and Haps in 1994. Population centres The main population center Cuijk is of pre-historic origin. Its existence is recorded on the Roman roadmap Tabula Peutingeriana under the name of ''Ceuclum''. It is a big commuter town with good public transport services to nearby Nijmegen. The nearest hospital is at Boxmeer and the nearest international airport is situated in the German town of Weeze. Cuijk has a railway station on the Nijmegen to Venlo railway. Population centers and inhabitants in 2020: * Cuijk 18,170 * Beers, North Brabant, Beers 1,680 * Haps 2,850 * Katwijk 395 * Linden, North Brabant, Linden 270 * Sint Agatha 495 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabula Peutingeriana
' (Latin Language, Latin for "The Peutinger Map"), also referred to as Peutinger's Tabula or Peutinger Table, is an illustrated ' (ancient Roman road map) showing the layout of the ''cursus publicus'', the road network of the Roman Empire. The map is a 13th-century parchment copy of a possible Roman original. It covers Europe (without the Iberian Peninsula and the British Isles), North Africa, and parts of Asia, including the Middle East, Persia, and India. According to one hypothesis, the existing map is based on a document of the 4th or 5th century that contained a copy of the world map originally prepared by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Agrippa during the reign of the emperor Augustus (27 BC – AD 14). However, Emily Albu has suggested that the existing map could instead be based on an original from the Carolingian period. The map was likely stolen by the renowned humanist Conrad Celtes, who bequeathed it to his friend, the economist and archaeologist Konrad Peutinger, who gave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordie Van Der Laan
Jordie van der Laan (born 28 October 1993) is a Dutch football player who plays for JVC Cuijk. Club career Van der Laan played youth football for JVC Cuijk. Between 2002 and 2005, he part of the PSV youth academy. He then returned to JVC Cuijk, where he played with the first team in the Topklasse Sunday from 2012 to 2015. In 2015, he left for Juliana '31, and via FC Lienden he returned to JVC Cuijk in 2017. In the summer of 2018, Van der Laan moved to DOVO, but a clause was included in his contract that he could leave if an offer from a professional club would come during this transfer period. This offer came from Telstar, and thus he left without playing for DOVO. He signed a one-year deal. Van der Laan made his Eerste Divisie debut for Telstar on 17 August 2018 in a game against RKC Waalwijk, as a starter. In May 2019 Van der Laan was terminated by Telstar after falsely reporting as sick to training so that he could attend the semifinal match of the UEFA Champions League bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Bogaers
Petrus Clemens Wilhelmus Maria "Pieter" Bogaers (2 July 1924 – 5 July 2008) was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later co-founder of the Political Party of Radicals (PPR). Decorations References External links ;Official *Drs. P.C.W.M. (Pieter) Bogaers Parlement & Politiek 1924 births 2008 deaths Catholic People's Party politicians Chairmen of the Political Party of Radicals Commanders of the Order of Orange-Nassau Dutch autobiographers Dutch corporate directors Dutch financial writers Dutch nonprofit directors Dutch people of World War II Dutch political party founders Dutch Roman Catholics Dutch trade unionists Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Ministers of Housing and Spatial Planning of the Netherlands Ministers of Transport and Water Management of the Netherlands People from Amersfoort People from Cuijk Political Party of Radicals politicians Tilburg University alumni Academic staff of Tilbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of The Netherlands
The prime minister of the Netherlands ( nl, Minister-president van Nederland) is the head of the executive branch of the Government of the Netherlands. Although the monarch is the ''de jure'' head of government, the prime minister ''de facto'' occupies this role as the officeholder chairs the Council of Ministers and coordinates its policy with the rest of the cabinet. The current prime minister has been Mark Rutte since 14 October 2010, whose fourth cabinet was inaugurated on 10 January 2022. History Gradually the prime minister became an official function of government leader, taken by the political leader of the largest party. Since 1845, the role of the first minister is relevant. In that year the Constitution of the Netherlands was amended to make ministers responsible to the States General and no longer responsible to the king, who acted as the leader of cabinet. Until 1901, the position chair of the Council of Ministers officially rotated between ministers. Between 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan De Quay
Jan Eduard de Quay (26 August 1901 – 4 July 1985) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and psychologist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 19 May 1959 until 24 July 1963. De Quay studied Applied psychology and Literature at the Utrecht University obtaining Master of Psychology and Letters degree's followed by a postgraduate education in Clinical Psychology at the Stanford University obtaining a Master of Social Science degree and worked as a researcher and associate professor of Applied psychology at the University of Tilburg from September 1927 until August 1939 before finishing his thesis at his alma and graduated as a Doctor of Psychology in Applied psychology and worked as a professor of Applied psychology, business administration and business theory at the University of Tilburg from March 1933 until August 1939. De Quay also served as Rector Magnificus of the Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maldon, Essex
Maldon (, locally ) is a town and civil parish on the Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. It is the seat of the Maldon District and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. It is known for Maldon Sea Salt which is produced in the area. History Early and medieval history The place-name ''Maldon'' is first attested in 913 in the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'', where it appears as ''Maeldun''. Maldon's name comes from ''mǣl'' meaning 'monument or cross' and ''dūn'' meaning 'hill', so translates as 'monument hill'. East Saxons settled the area in the 5th century and the area to the south is still known as the Dengie Peninsula after the Dæningas. It became a significant Saxon port with a hythe or quayside and artisan quarters. Evidence of imported pottery from this period has been found in archaeological digs. From 958 there was a royal mint issuing coins for the late Anglo-Saxon and early Norman kings. It was one of the only two towns in Essex (Colchester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuijk Railway Station
Cuijk is a railway station located in Cuijk, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 June 1883 and is located on the Maaslijn (Nijmegen–Venlo). The train services are 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 Bus services *91: Haps–Mill–Odiliapeel–Volkel–Uden, operated by Arriva. *92: Grave–Mill–Haps–Cuijk–Oeffelt–Gennep–Oeffelt–Boxmeer–Overloon–Venray, operated by Arriva.External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linden, North Brabant
Linden is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the former municipality of Cuijk, about 10 km south of Nijmegen. History The village was first mentioned in 1308 as "Kerklienden en Linen". It used to be called "Groot Linden" as to distinguish between Klein Linden. Klein Linden was became part of and the name reverted to back to Linden. The tower of the St Lambertus Church dates from the 15th century and the church was later added to the tower. Linden was home to 243 people in 1840. Linden was a separate municipality until 1942, when the territory of the municipality was divided between Cuijk en Sint Agatha and Beers. Both Beers and Linden became part of the municipality of Cuijk in 1994, which has been part of the new municipality of 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 e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
