Wijk en Aalburg is a village in the Dutch province of

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. It is located in the municipality of Altena, about 15 km northwest of

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History

Aalburg was first mentioned in 889 as Alburch. The etymology is unclear. Wijk was first mentioned in 1208 as Wic and means "neighbourhood". Both villages developed along the

Afgedamde Maas The Afgedamde Maas (; Dammed-up Meuse) is a former distributary of the Maas River (French: Meuse) in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Gelderland. The Maas splits near Heusden with one channel flowing north until its confluence with the r ...

in the Middle Ages and merged into a single settlement. The villages were frequently flooded. The tower of the Dutch Reformed church of Aalburg probably dates from the 14th century. The church has been extensively modified in 1630. The church of Wijk is a basilica like church which was extensively altered in the 18th century. In 1813, during the French occupation, the administrative system of the Netherlands was reformed and old rights and privileges were abolished. On 31 January 1816, after the establishment of the

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, the Province of North Brabant decided to rent out the floodplains of the river. The mayor of Wijk sued the Province, because the area was a communal ground according to old privileges. On 3 June 1817, the court ruled that the floodplains are communal grounds. In 1840, Wijk has home to 1,229 people and Aalburg was home to 486 people. Wijk en Aalburg was a separate municipality until 1973, when it merged with

Eethen Eethen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Altena. The village was first mentioned in 850 as Atina. The etymology is unclear. Eethen developed on a sand hill in the Middle Ages and part of the ...

and Veen to form the new municipality of Aalburg. In 2019, it was merged into Altena.

Gallery

Image:Wijk en Aalburg, monumentale boerderij op de Maasdijk RM526411 foto2 2012-10-07 11.50.jpg, Wijk en Aalburg, monumental farmhouse File:Wijk en Aalburg, stellingmolen de Twee Gebroeders foto1 2012-10-07 12.04.jpg, Wijk en Aalburg, Windmill: Stellingmolen (a high windmill with gallery) - "de Twee Gebroeders" File:1865_WijkenAalburg.png, Wijk en Aalburg in 1865 File:Overzicht van de jachthaven te Aalburg, tijdens het uit het water halen van een zeiljacht - Wijk en Aalburg - 20413684 - RCE.jpg, Removing a yacht from the marina

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wijk En Aalburg Populated places in North Brabant Former municipalities of North Brabant Geography of Altena, North Brabant