Mill is a village in the former Dutch municipality of

Mill en Sint Hubert Mill en Sint Hubert () is a former municipality in the province of North Brabant, the Netherlands. Mill en Sint Hubert, Boxmeer, Cuijk, Grave, and Sint Anthonis merged into the new municipality of Land van Cuijk on 1 January 2022. Population c ...

, in the province of North Brabant. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk. Mill is known from the

Battle of Mill The Battle of Mill was a day long struggle in and around the Dutch village of Mill along the Peel-Raam line on the first day of the invasion of the Netherlands in 1940. Although the Germans broke through, they suffered heavy casualties and w ...

, a two-day fight during the German invasion of the Netherlands in 1940.

Population

On 1 January 2006, Mill had 6,049 inhabitants and was the capital village of the municipality. The municipality house is located in Mill.

History

In Roman times there was a population center west of the current village center. In the 11th and 12th century people settled near some brooks on the western high ride of the Land van Cuijk. The Lords of Cuijk had quite some possessions in the area. They were closely involved in the foundation of Mariënweerd abbey. During the 14th century, Mill became a village with its own (municipal council and lower court). The seal of the schepenbank displayed the image of Willibrord, which is still in the municipal coat of arms. In 1128 the Norbertin abbey of van Mariënweerd in Beesd already owned lands in Mill, and these possessions steadily increased. In 1323 the monastery got the jus patronatus of Mill from Jan Boc de Meere Lord of Boxmeer. In 1326 Mill became a parish dedicated to Willibrord. Later several parishes became independent from Mill:

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 ...

in 1559, Sint Hubert in 1796 and Wilbertoord in 1962. During World War II the

started on 10 May 1940, only 30 minutes after the start of hostilities. The German army surprised the Dutch defenders by driving an armored train through the

Peel-Raam Line 230px, Peel-Raam Line The Peel-Raam Line (Dutch: Peel-Raamstelling) was a Dutch defence line built in 1939 and attacked and conquered on 10 May 1940 by the German forces. The defence line was behind the Maas Line (about 9 km to 21 km ...

, and unloading troops at Zeeland village behind the line. These then attacked the Dutch from the rear. The surprise failed because the Germans were unaware that the defenders had received some antique artillery shortly before. The name Mill is not clearly derivable from history, although it is more or less clear that the village originates at least from 1166, under the name ''Millen'' or ''Mylle''.

Attractions

The church of Mill has been destroyed multiple times. In 1648 it was expropriated by the Protestants. In 1820 the Catholic church got it back. Soon after, it was demolished. A successor church was demolished in 1879. The current church was started in 1877 and consecrated in 1881.

Aldendriel Castle Aldendriel Castle is late medieval castle in Mill, North-Brabant, Netherlands Castle Characteristics Aldendriel Castle is a late medieval castle with a large outer bailey. It is dated to 1477. There are no indications that it ever had walls ...

is in Mill. North of Mill is Tongelaar Castle.

Notable people

* Father Chrysanthus * Kees Bastiaans * Reinout Oerlemans

Gallery

File:Mill, de stenen schoorsteen op het voormalig terrein van houtfabriek Van Hout GM0815-WN001 in straatzicht foto4 2017-02-15 13.56.jpg, Stone chimney from former Van Hout factory, thumb File:1866_Mill.png, Map of Mill in 1866 File:Aldendriel Castle Front.jpg, Aldendriel Castle File:Aerialviewofmill.jpg, Aerial view

References

{{Authority control Populated places in North Brabant Geography of Land van Cuijk