Ohé en Laak is a village in the province of
Limburg
Limburg or Limbourg may refer to:
Regions
* Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium
* Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands
* Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...
,
Netherlands
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, which has been subsumed into the municipality of
Maasgouw. The village used to be home to several castles, one of which is Hasseltholt which is popularly called "Het Geudje". The other was the castle of Walburg. This castle was ruined and is fully removed now. The soccer team is called Walburgia.
Furthermore, there is a renovated windmill called "De Hompesche molen". In the past this windmill was used for milling wheat and corn flour.
The village of Ohé en Laak has got a yacht harbour at the river
Maas and currently there are three campsites.
The majority of the inhabitants are Roman Catholics, there is a church called "Onze Lieve Vrouw Geboorte" and a chapel called "Sint Anna-kapel".
In recent times the bridge connecting the township of
Echt and Ohé en Laak has been renovated to allow for more modern, taller ships to pass.
Because of the presence of gravel in the bottom many hectares were dredged during the last decades. The environment will be renovated between 2007 and 2010.
Gallery
File:Walburgisstraat 33 Ohe en Laak (2).jpg, Farm in Ohé en Laak
File:Ohé en Laak (Maasgouw) voormalig gemeentehuis 01.JPG, Former town hall
File:Kasteel Hasselholt.jpg, Hasselholt Castle
File:Hompesche molen.jpg, Windmill Hompesche molen
References
Ohé en Laak (The Netherlands)
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Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Maasgouw