Vlijmen is a town in the
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province of
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 ...
. It is located in the municipality of
Heusden
Heusden () is a municipality and a town in the South of the Netherlands. It is located between the towns of Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch. The municipality of Heusden, including Herpt, Heesbeen, Hedikhuizen, Doeveren, and Oudheusden, merged with ...
, about 6 km west of
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
.
[''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.]
Vlijmen was a separate municipality between 1821 and 1997. It was created from part of the former municipality
Vlijmen en Engelen Vlijmen en Engelen was a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It covered the villages of Vlijmen and Engelen.
Vlijmen en Engelen was a separate municipality until 1821, when it was divided in two municipalities, Vlijmen and Engelen ...
. After
Haarsteeg and
Nieuwkuijk
Nieuwkuijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heusden, about 10 km west of 's-Hertogenbosch.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1383 as Niewekuyc, and means "new settlement of ...
were added to it in 1935, Vlijmen as municipality ceased to exist when it became part of
Heusden
Heusden () is a municipality and a town in the South of the Netherlands. It is located between the towns of Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch. The municipality of Heusden, including Herpt, Heesbeen, Hedikhuizen, Doeveren, and Oudheusden, merged with ...
in 1997.
Notable people
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Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world, having been number 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2 ...
, professional
darts
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player
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Lars Boom
Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom (born 30 December 1985) is a professional cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing cyclist from the Netherlands. He has also competed professionally in road racing, between 2004 and 2019.
Born in Vlijmen, Netherlands, B ...
, professional cyclist
Gallery
File:Julianastraat 44, Vlijmen.jpg, Church
File:Vlijmen_(Nieuwbouw_Mondriaan).jpg, Apartments
File:Vlijmen DSCF3407.JPG, Building Vlijmen
References
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1997
Populated places in North Brabant
Former municipalities of North Brabant
Heusden
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