Siebengewald is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

in the

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Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...

, in the upper northern part of the

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, the

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. It is located 27 km southeast of Nijmegen, near the

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border. The village was mentioned in 1326 as "zeuenghe waet", and means "seven parties who can use a common forest". Siebengewald developed in the Late Middle Ages, and became part of the

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in 1818. Siebengewald was home to 293 people in 1840. In 1863, a parish was established. Siebengewald was severely damaged in 1945. The Catholic St Josephkerk was built between 1955 and 1956 and has a free standing tower. The village did not have street names until 1955, and the houses were marked with a number starting with the letter C.

Notable people

Jaap Kersten Jaap Kersten (born 10 November 1934) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist. He rode in five editions of the Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also ...

(born 1934), former professional racing cyclist * Theo Nikkessen (born 1941), amateur track cyclist. Participated at the 1960 Summer Olympics

References

Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Bergen, Limburg {{LimburgNL-geo-stub