Baexem () is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of

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, and lies about 9 kilometres northwest of

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1244 as Baxen, and means "settlement of Bako (person)". Baexem was part of the Imperial Abbey of Thorn, a tiny independent country, until 1794. It developed into two centres in the 19th century. One was located along the

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railway line and the other

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road. In the 20th century, the settlements merged. The St John the Baptist Church was built between 1949 and 1950 to replace the old church which was destroyed in 1944. A tower was added in 1958. Baexem Castle was first mentioned in 1244. The castle received its current shape from 1676 onwards. Two side wings were probably added in the 18th century. The

grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that h ...

Aurora was built in 1845. In 1945, the miller and his assistant were repairing the wind mill when it suddenly started to turn and killed the miller. The new owner only used the electro motor. The wind mill was restored in 1972, and operates on a voluntary basis. Baexem was home to 576 people in 1840. Until 1991, Baexem was a separate municipality; it then became a part of Heythuysen. It is part of the municipality of

since 2007.

Gallery

File:Baexem.jpg, Huise Baexem File:Overzicht van de buitenzijde van een vleugel van het complex met dakkapellen en een torentje met klok en met aan weerszijden een hoektoren - Baexem - 20406473 - RCE.jpg, Franciscan monastery File:Baexem - Dorpstraat 32 Voormalig gemeentehuis.jpg, Former town hall File:Baexem - Dorpstraat 45 Woonhuis (1936).jpg, House in Baexem

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Leudal