Vierlingsbeek

Vierlingsbeek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌviːrlɪŋzˈbeːk]) is a village in the former municipality of Boxmeer in North Brabant province of the Netherlands. Until it was included in Boxmeer in 1998, it was a municipality of its own.[3] Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.

Vierlingsbeek
Village
Water mill
Water mill
Flag of Vierlingsbeek
Vierlingsbeek is located in North Brabant
Vierlingsbeek
Vierlingsbeek
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Vierlingsbeek is located in Netherlands
Vierlingsbeek
Vierlingsbeek
Vierlingsbeek (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°35′46″N 6°0′37″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityLand van Cuijk
Area
  Total17.38 km2 (6.71 sq mi)
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total2,645
  Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5821[1]
Dialing code0478

The UN/LOCODE is NLVIE.

History

Vierlingsbeek developed in the Early Middle Ages on the river bank of the Maas. In 1756, the village was damaged by a large fire, and it developed along the Venraij to Boxmeer road.[4]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1843 after its predecessor from 1804 had partially collapsed in 1839. The clergy house is the former hunting cabin of William I of the Netherlands.[4] The church was decommissioned in 1997, and is used for weddings, concerts and cultural activities.[5] The Catholic St. Laurentius Church was built between 1952 and 1953 after its 1804 predecessor had been destroyed in 1944.[4]

Vierlingsbeek was home to 806 people in 1840.[5] In 1883, a railway station opened on Nijmegen to Venlo railway line. The original building was destroyed in 1945.[6] The village was heavily damaged in 1944.[4]

Vierlingsbeek was an independent municipality until 1998 when it was merged into Boxmeer. In 2022, it became part of the Land van Cuijk.[5]

References

  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022. two entries
  2. "Postcodetool for 5821AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  4. Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Vierlingsbeek (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  5. "Vierlingsbeek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  6. "station Vierlingsbeek". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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