Beers (
Brabants: ''Bèèrs'') is a village in the former
Dutch municipality of
Cuijk. It is located about 4 km west of Cuijk. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of
Land van Cuijk.
Beers has a population of about 1721: 1305 in the village itself, and 416 in the surrounding countryside, including the hamlets
De Plaats and
Dommelsvoort.
[ Statistical areas "Beers" and "Verspreide huizen Beers".]
Until 1994, Beers was a separate municipality.
Toponymy
The name ''Beers'' might come from ''bere'' or ''baren'', which can mean mud or stuff in Dutch.
History
Beers is first noted in a document that was written between 1050 and 1200. In it beers was named ''Berse''. The family ''Van Beerse'' was a vassal from the Lord of Cuijk, making Beers belong to the municipality of
Cuijk. This vassal however, did own a small castle surrounded by a moat, named ''De Broekhof''.
Around 1814, at the end of the French age and at the beginning of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands, Beers became a separate municipality. In 1942, Great-Linden and
Gassel
Gassel is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the former municipality of Grave. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.
History
Gassel was mentioned first in 1485 as Gassel, and mean ...
joined Beers. In 1994 the municipality of Beers was repealed. Gassel joined the municipality of
Grave, North Brabant, while Beers and Great-Linden (today
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 " ...
) joined Cuijk.
Gallery
Image:Beers, l'ancienne mairie.JPG, The former municipal hall of Beers.
Image:Beers, statue et église.JPG, Beers, church and statue of child dressed up as elderly woman
File:Beers (N-Br) Bandstand.JPG, Bandstand
File:Beers (church) - panoramio.jpg, View on Beers
References
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1994
Former municipalities of North Brabant
Populated places in North Brabant
Geography of Land van Cuijk
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