Baexem ( li, Boaksum/Boakse) is a village in the

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province of

Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Leudal Leudal (Limburgish: ''Leudaal'') is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It was formed on January 1, 2007 in a merger of the municipalities of Heythuysen, Haelen, Hunsel, and Roggel en Neer. Population centres The municipality con ...

, and lies about 9 kilometres northwest of

Roermond Roermond (; li, Remunj or ) is a city, municipality, and diocese in the Limburg province of the Netherlands. Roermond is a historically important town on the lower Roer on the east bank of the river Meuse. It received town rights in 1231. Roer ...

History

The village was first mentioned in 1244 as Baxen, and means "settlement of Bako (person)". Baexem was part of the

Imperial Abbey of Thorn Thorn Abbey or the Imperial Abbey of Thorn was an imperial abbey of the Holy Roman Empire in what is now the Netherlands. The capital was Thorn. It was founded in the 10th century and remained independent until 1794, when it was occupied by Fren ...

, a tiny independent country, until 1794. It developed into two centres in the 19th century. One was located along the

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

railway line and the other

Weert Weert (; li, Wieërt ) is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands located in the western part of the province of Limburg. It lies on the Eindhoven–Maastricht railway line, and is also astride the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal. Pop ...

road. In the 20th century, the settlements merged. The St John the Baptist Church was built between 1949 and 1950 to replace the old church which was destroyed in 1944. A tower was added in 1958. Baexem Castle was first mentioned in 1244. The castle received its current shape from 1676 onwards. Two side wings were probably added in the 18th century. The

grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the Mill (grinding), grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist i ...

Aurora was built in 1845. In 1945, the miller and his assistant were repairing the wind mill when it suddenly started to turn and killed the miller. The new owner only used the electro motor. The wind mill was restored in 1972, and operates on a voluntary basis. Baexem was home to 576 people in 1840. Until 1991, Baexem was a separate municipality; it then became a part of

Heythuysen Heythuysen (; li, Heitse) is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands. History It was first mentioned in 1383 as Heythusen, and means "houses on the heath". It was located on the road from Venlo to Antwerp, and between the Bevelandse beek and th ...

. It is part of the municipality of

since 2007.

Gallery

File:Baexem.jpg, Huise Baexem File:Overzicht van de buitenzijde van een vleugel van het complex met dakkapellen en een torentje met klok en met aan weerszijden een hoektoren - Baexem - 20406473 - RCE.jpg, Franciscan monastery File:Baexem - Dorpstraat 32 Voormalig gemeentehuis.jpg, Former town hall File:Baexem - Dorpstraat 45 Woonhuis (1936).jpg, House in Baexem

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Leudal