Veghel
Veghel | ||||||||||
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Town and municipality | ||||||||||
From top down, left to right: market square of Veghel,
former cantonal court and town hall, Klondike villa, Sacred Heart statue, Wiebenga silo, Airborne Monument, Saint Lambert Church, former Synagogue of Veghel |
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Location in North Brabant Location in North Brabant |
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Country | Netherlands | |||||||||
Province | North Brabant | |||||||||
Incorporated | 1310 | |||||||||
Market rights | 1719 | |||||||||
Government[1] | ||||||||||
• Body | Municipal council | |||||||||
• Mayor | Ina Adema (VVD) | |||||||||
Area[2] | ||||||||||
• Municipality | 78.92 km2 (30.47 sq mi) | |||||||||
• Land | 78.16 km2 (30.18 sq mi) | |||||||||
• Water | 0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi) | |||||||||
Elevation[3] | 10 m (30 ft) | |||||||||
Population (Municipality, May 2014 | ||||||||||
• Municipality | 37,655 | |||||||||
• Density | 482/km2 (1,250/sq mi) | |||||||||
• Urban | 53,680 | |||||||||
• Urban density | 2,272/km2 (5,880/sq mi) | |||||||||
• Metro region | 161,900 | |||||||||
Demonym(s) | Veghelaar | |||||||||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |||||||||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |||||||||
Postcode | 5460–5469 | |||||||||
Area code | 0413 | |||||||||
Website | www |
Veghel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɛxəl] ( listen)) is a municipality and a town in the south of the Netherlands.
Since 1994, Veghel and the neighbouring town of Erp have formed a single municipality.
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History
The first settlements date back to Roman times and were established near the River Aa. The oldest written record of Veghel dates from 1225. It is a document of the Abbey of Berne, written in Latin on a piece of parchment, and describes several properties owned by the abbey. Among those is an estate located in the settlement of "Vehchele".
In 1310, John II of Brabant granted the inhabitants the right to use common grounds. For some decades in the 16th and 17th century the municipality was ruled by the Lords Van Erp, residing at their castle of Frisselsteijn in Veghel.
In 1648 Veghel became part of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. As a former part of the Duchy of Brabant, Veghel is situated in the Meierij of 's-Hertogenbosch. As a Catholic town, Veghel (like all the other areas of Brabant and Limburg which were transferred to the Netherlands by the Peace of Westphalia) suffered economic and religious oppression from the Protestant Dutch and was part of the military buffer zone of the Dutch Republic.
In 1719 Veghel became a market town, when it was granted market rights by the States General of the Netherlands, receiving the privilege of holding weekly markets and four annual fairs. However, it was not until the French wars of 1795 that Veghel formally received freedom of religion again and received a guarantee of full common rights from the Dutch government. In 1810 Veghel became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. From the middle of the 19th century the agrarian market town began developing into an industrial town as a consequence of the opening of the Zuid-Willemsvaart Canal. The construction of large-scale buildings like the neogothic church by Pierre Cuypers and the neoclassical town hall dates from that period. Monastic orders made Veghel a regional centre of health care and education, which it remains to this day.
In 1940 Veghel was occupied by German troops. With the beginning of Operation Market Garden in 1944 Veghel was one of the dropping-places for Allied paratroops owing to its strategic location.
The period since the 1950s has seen much growth, with the development of new industries and the establishment in Veghel of several international companies (e.g. Mars, Incorporated, FrieslandCampina, DMV International, Agrifirm, Kuehne + Nagel, DHL Supply Chain, Alliance Healthcare, ThyssenKrupp and Vanderlande Industries). Its shopping centre and marketplace earned the town the name of "Pearl of the Meierij". Veghel is an educational centre for the surrounding district with several secondary schools, a senior secondary vocational school, and one of the oldest higher vocational schools in the area: the Pedagogic Academy, which was founded in 1872.
Demographics
Towns
Population figures as of 1 January 2015, ranked by size:[7]
Town | Population | Density |
Veghel (nl) | 31,032 | 730/km2 |
Erp | 6,743 | 189/km2 |
Population centres
Population figures as of 1 January 2015, ranked by size:[7]
Urban core | Population | Density |
Veghel | 26,491 | 1063/km2 |
Erp | 4,761 | 239/km2 |
Zijtaart | 1,727 | 173/km2 |
Mariaheide | 1,449 | 355/km2 |
Eerde | 1,365 | 387/km2 |
Keldonk | 1,204 | 112/km2 |
Boerdonk | 778 | 157/km2 |
Language
The spoken language by the native population is North Meierijs (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).[8]
Nationalities
Compared to other towns in the region, the ethnic makeup of Veghel is relatively diverse.[9] More than 22% of the town's population (or 17% of the municipality's population) is of foreign origin.[10] In total, Veghel is home to people of more than 100 different ethnic or national backgrounds.[11]
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Largest groups of Western foreigners[11] | |
Nationality | Population (2015) |
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Polish | 775 |
German | 174 |
Portuguese | 154 |
British | 65 |
Belgian | 62 |
Greek | 60 |
American | 54 |
French | 53 |
Bosnian | 37 |
Hungarian | 36 |
Indonesian | 36 |
Canadian | 33 |
Italian | 28 |
Spanish | 26 |
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Largest groups of non-Western residents[11][10] | |
Nationality | Population (2015) |
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Turkish | 1,494 |
Moroccan | 632 |
Surinamese | 372 |
Antillean | 91 |
Vietnamese | 39 |
Egyptian | 38 |
Chinese | 37 |
Afghan | 35 |
Thai | 32 |
Brazilian | 25 |
Iraqi | 25 |
Local festivals
Every November sees the celebration of the entry of St Nicholas (Sinterklaas). Every two year in June or July The Slokdarmfestival takes place. On 1 September the harbour festival takes place. In February or March the traditional carnival is held.
Attractions
- The neogothic church of St Lambert and its graveyard containing war graves
- The neorenaissance former town hall
- The neogothic former synagogue (recently rebuilt)
- The Protestant Waterstaat church
- The monastery of the order of the Franciscans with its gardens and church
Notable residents
- Anky van Grunsven, Dressage champion.
- Dillianne van den Boogaard, Former Netherlands international field hockey player.
- Earnie Stewart, Former United States international soccer player.
- Theo Lucius, Former professional footballer for PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord.
- Theo Maassen, Comedian and actor.
Twin towns - sister cities
Veghel is twinned with:
- Goch in Germany
- Pont-Audemer in France
Gallery
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Gemeentehuis Veghel, Stadhuisplein 1.JPG
Town Hall of Veghel
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Veghel Town Hall.jpg
Former town hall and cantonal court of Veghel
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Villa Klondike - Veghel, 2014.jpg
Villa Klondike, former headquarters of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (101st Airborne Division)
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Heilig Hartplein, Binnenhaven Veghel.jpg
Statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at the marina square
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West-zijde toren - Veghel - 20239979 - RCE.jpg
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Overzicht voorgevel en linker zijgevel - Veghel - 20347829 - RCE.jpg
Franciscan Sisters nunnery
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Graansilo CHV, J.G. Wiebenga - Het Nieuwe Bouwen.jpg
Modernist silo by J.G. Wiebenga, part of the New Objectivity movement
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Binnenhaven Veghel, Zuidkade, Zuid-Willemsvaart.jpg
Inland port of Veghel
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Luchtfoto Veghel Nieuwe Haven Dubbelen - 02.jpg
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Langshaven Veghel, De Heus Voeders & Inland Terminal Veghel - Zuid-Willemsvaart+N279.jpg
Inland port of Veghel
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FrieslandCampina DMV - DMV International, Veghel.jpg
Inland port of Veghel
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Duits-lijntje-in-veghel-07.jpg
Boxtel-Wesel railway
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T.T Aa-Brug Veghel (5).JPG
Railroad crossing the Aa river
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Binnenhaven Veghel - 2.jpg
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Binnenhaven Veghel - 3.jpg
Marina of Veghel
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Intocht van Sinterklaas in Veghel 2014 - 2.JPG
Marina of Veghel during the entry parade of Sinterklaas, 16 November 2014
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Intocht van Sinterklaas in Veghel 2014 - 1.jpg
Sinterklaas and his companions on arrival in Veghel
References
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External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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