Oeffelt

Oeffelt is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, about 5 km north of Boxmeer town and 6 km west of the border with the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Oeffelt lies on the west bank on the Meuse river with Gennep in the province of Limburg on the east bank. The villages are connected by a bridge in the N264 road.

Oeffelt
Street view
Street view
Flag of Oeffelt
Coat of arms of Oeffelt
Oeffelt is located in North Brabant
Oeffelt
Oeffelt
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Oeffelt is located in Netherlands
Oeffelt
Oeffelt
Oeffelt (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51.6989°N 5.9319°E / 51.6989; 5.9319
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityLand van Cuijk
Area
  Total9.69 km2 (3.74 sq mi)
Elevation13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total2,370
  Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5441[1]
Dialing code0485

History

The settlement Oeffelt was first mentioned in a document in 1075 as Uflo, and means "open forest of the owl".[3] Oeffelt developed in the 12th century on a river bank along the Meuse river. It used to belong to the Heren of Cuijk. Between 1441 and 1800, it was part of the Duchy of Cleves.[4]

The Zoete Naam Jezus (Sweet name Jesus) church was built in 1954 to replace the St Salvator Church which was built by Pierre Cuypers in 1853, but destroyed in 1944 by war.[4]

During the Thirty Years' War, Oeffelt was plundered by the Croatian mercenaries, and suffers an outbreak of the Plague in 1644. Only three families were left, however the village later recovered.[3]

Oeffelt was home to 910 people in 1840.[3] Oeffelt was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became part of Boxmeer.[5] Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.[3]

References

  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 5441AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. "Oeffelt". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Oeffelt (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  5. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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