Empel en Meerwijk

Empel en Meerwijk is a former municipality of the Dutch province of North Brabant and consisted of Dieskant, Empel, Oud-Empel, Gewande, and Meerwijk. It was situated south of the river Meuse and east of the river Dieze. Since 1971 it has made part of the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.

Empel en Meerwijk
Former municipality
Empel en Meerwijk in 1868
Empel en Meerwijk in 1868
Coat of arms of Empel en Meerwijk
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Municipality's-Hertogenbosch

On its area there was a fort called Crèvecoeur. The remainings are still used for military exercises.

The villages of Empel en Meerwijk were a fiefdom originally belonging to Crespin Abbey in northern France.

References

  • Equivalent article on the Dutch Wikipedia.

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