Rakt is a village in the former municipality of
Uden
Uden () is a town and former municipality in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Maashorst.
History
Uden was first recorded around 1190 as "Uthen". However, earlier settlements h ...
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North Brabant
North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the we ...
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. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of
Maashorst
Maashorst is a municipality in the province of North Brabant, the Netherlands, formed from the merger of Landerd and Uden. The municipality came into existence on 1 January 2022. The name Maashorst refers to the nature reserve of the same name, w ...
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The site of a famous windmill, Molen van Jetten (built in 1811 and moved to its current location in 1900), Rakt is also home to FC de Rakt, an amateur
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club founded in 1968 with its homeground at the Moleneind, below the mill. Each year the club organises a football tournament in the fields surrounding the mill.
FC de Rakt
In September 2008 the local women's soccer team FC de Rakt (FC de Rakt DA1) made international headlines by swapping its old
kit for a new one featuring short skirts and tight-fitting shirts.
Football: Said and Done, The Observer (London); Sep 21, 2008; David Hills; p. 15
References
External links
FC de Rakt official website
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Populated places in North Brabant
Geography of Maashorst