Broekhuizen is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

Horst aan de Maas Horst aan de Maas (; li, Haors aan de Maos ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. In 2010 the municipalities Sevenum and part of Meerlo-Wanssum joined the municipality. Population centres America, Br ...

, and lies about 14 km north of

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1246 as Iohanne de Bruchusen, and means "houses near swampy land". Broekhuizen developed on the Maas in the Early Middle Ages. It used to be part of the . In 1323, it became part of the

Duchy of Guelders The Duchy of Guelders ( nl, Gelre, french: Gueldre, german: Geldern) is a historical duchy, previously county, of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries. Geography The duchy was named after the town of Geldern (''Gelder'') in p ...

. In 1484, it became an independent parish. In 1648, it became part of the

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. In 1713, it belonged to

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ...

, and finally in 1815, it became part of the

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. The St Nicolaas is a single-aisled church which was built around 1500. After a fire in 1862, it was extensively restored between 1885 and 1886. It was damaged in 1944, and partially rebuilt between 1951 and 1952. The Broekhuizen castle had been known to exist since the 13th century. A tower was built around 1473, and in 1732 a manor house was attached to the tower. The castle was restored in 1399, but was destroyed during the Battle of Broekhuizen in 1944. German ''

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'' had taken possession of the castle and were attacked by the British Army. The remains except for the cellar were later demolished in 1990. Broekhuizen was home to 210 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 2001, when it was merged with

Gallery

File:Veerpont in de Maas bij Broekhuizen (Horst aan de Maas) in provincie Limburg in Nederland 03.jpg, Ferry over the Maas File:Exterieur ruïne - Broekhuizen - 20043586 - RCE.jpg, Ruins of Broekhuizen Castle (1959) File:Broekhuizen-veerweg-208356.jpg, House in Broekhuizen File:Broekhuizen-veerweg-208358.jpg, Shop in Broekhuizen

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Broekhuizen, Limburg Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001 Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Horst aan de Maas