Herkenbosch

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Herkenbosch
province Limburg Limburg
local community Flag of the municipality of Roerdalen Roerdalen
Area
 - land
 - water 		20.73  km 2
20.66 km 2
0.07 km 2
Residents 4,235 (Jan 1, 2018)
Coordinates 51 ° 9 ′  N , 6 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 9 ′  N , 6 ° 4 ′  E
height 30  m NAP
Important traffic route N570
prefix 0475
Postcodes 6042, 6045, 6074-6075
Location of Herkenbosch in the municipality of Roerdalen
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Sint Sebastianus Church
Sint Sebastianus ChurchTemplate: Infobox location in the Netherlands / maintenance / picture 1

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Herkenbosch ( Limburgish Hirkebosj ) is a church village in the Dutch province of Limburg with around 4,235 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2018). Together with five other villages it forms the municipality of Roerdalen ( German  Rurtäler ) and is not far from the German border and Melick .

location

Like the Roerdalen villages Vlodrop , Melick and Sint Odiliënberg , Herkenbosch lies on the meandering river Rur ( Roer in Dutch ) on the edge of the Rur valley.

tourism

The natural beauties at Herkenbosch offer plenty of opportunities for tourist activities . There are many signposted ( cycling ) hiking and riding trails around Herkenbosch . The De Meinweg National Park is nearby . There is also a golf course here.

history

War memorial dedicated to crashed pilots

At the beginning of the 11th century , "Melika and Herckenbusch" were connected to one another in a jury's bench . Until 1494 both villages belonged to the Duchy of Brabant . At that time, the Duke of Jülich acquired the lien on Wassenberg , which also included Melick and Herkenbosch. In the Treaty of Venlo of 1543, the land of Wassenberg was awarded to the Duke of Jülich. This situation lasted until the Second Battle of Aldenhoven (October 2, 1794); then French troops occupied the region. During the French period , the left bank of the Rhine was annexed by France; Herkenbosch became part of the Département de la Roer . During this time the name Melick en Herkenbosch was changed to Mairie de Herkenbusch ("Mayor's Office Herkenbusch"), but this was reversed 15 years later. After the Congress of Vienna , large parts of the former Duchy of Jülich , including Melick en Herkenbosch, came to the Kingdom of Prussia . On October 16, 1816, Melick en Herkenbosch came under the rule of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , now under the name "Gemeente Melick en Herkenbosch". After the revolution in the southern Netherlands the town in 1832 fell to 1839 under the rule of the King of the Belgians , in 1839 she became the Duchy of Limburg affiliated, the then first a part of the German Confederation was, but in personal union was helps rule by the Dutch king. After the dissolution of the German Confederation in August 1866, Limburg became a fully integrated province of the Netherlands again .

The town hall of the formerly smaller municipality of Roerdalen was located in Herkenbosch until 2007 , as it was initially created in 1991 through the merger of Melick en Herkenbosch with Vlodrop. In 2007, the municipality of Roerdalen was expanded to include the parish villages of Sint Odiliënberg , Montfort and Posterholt , which had previously belonged to the Montfort office , while retaining its previous name . Sint Odiliënberg became the new administrative seat of the enlarged municipality of Roerdalen.

Due to the forest fire in De Meinweg National Park, Herkenbosch had to be evacuated on the night of April 21-22, 2020. The Red Cross built emergency shelters in gyms for residents.

Industry

The industry focuses on the Veldweg lying industrial area Roerstreek , followed by the Roermonder industrial area Heide en Roerstreek followed. There are also close to the village center, a factory of AkzoNobel .

Agriculture

Typical of the village is a small-scale agriculture that used to consist of small mixed farms . Outside the Rur valley is sand the prevailing soil type , a great area for cultivation of asparagus is suitable. With the help of asparagus cultivation, the farms can keep their heads above water economically. Outside the asparagus season , other crops such as B. Porrée took care of the other income.

Architectural landmarks

St. Sebastianuskerk

The church was blown up in 1945 by returning German troops . After the Second World War , the reconstruction took place, in 1949 the church building was put back into use. The chancel could be preserved; this part dates from the 13th century .

On April 13, 1992, an earthquake caused a lot of damage, so that a complete demolition was even considered. A comprehensive renovation and the reconstruction of the steeple now determine the current silhouette .

Daelenbroeck Castle

Herkenbosch only was bailey of Kasteel Daelenbroek (German "Castle Dalen Brock" or "castle Dalen Brock") known and in use. The castle has been completely structurally and archaeologically examined since the 1990s . Among other things, a new main castle was built on the basis of a drawing from the 18th century , whereby still existing elements of the medieval castle were incorporated. The building complex is currently used as a hotel , restaurant and event location for celebrations .

The history of the castle goes back to the beginning of the 14th century . Gottfried von Heinsberg , Jülich's liege lord von Wassenberg , decided in 1311 to start building a residential and hunting lodge in the swampy terrain of the Rur Valley (Dutch broek = German " Bruch ") . Over the years, this castle has been in the hands of various noblemen , each of whom left their mark on the palace in their own way.

But a turning point was the Eighty Years War . In 1598 the fort was besieged and this marked the beginning of the fall of the main castle. After the death of the then lord of the castle , Hattardt van Pallandt , a dispute over the castle developed among his sons-in-law . By the time the fort was finally awarded to Johann Ernst von Rollingen in 1707 , the latter was so impoverished by the litigation costs that had been incurred that there was no more money to fully restore the fort. From now on he decided to live in the outer bailey, which he also restored, but had the main castle razed and used the cellars as storage rooms. Finally, after further deterioration in the 19th century, the main castle was demolished, except for the cellars.

See also

Web links

Commons : Herkenbosch  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2018 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on August 16, 2018 (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Forest fire in the border area: Dutch village evacuated , daily news from April 22, 2020; Accessed April 22, 2020
  3. ↑ Forest fire: Still no all-clear , RP Online from April 22, 2020; Accessed April 22, 2020
  4. ^ Wilhelm Grafen von Mirbach : On the territorial history of the Duchy of Jülich, Second Part . Hamel'sche Buchdruckerei, Düren, 1881; Digitized version accessed September 29, 2013