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Blessings
Flag of the place Megen
flag 		Coat of arms of the place Megen
coat of arms
province North Brabant North Brabant
local community Flag of the municipality of Oss Oss
Area
 - land
 - water 		5.43  km 2
5.09 km 2
0.34 km 2
Residents 1,650 (Jan 1, 2018)
Coordinates 51 ° 49 ′  N , 5 ° 34 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 49 ′  N , 5 ° 34 ′  E
Important traffic route N329
prefix 0412
Postcodes 5366
Website megen.info
Location of Megen in the municipality of Oss
Location of Megen in the municipality of OssTemplate: Infobox location in the Netherlands / maintenance / map
the tower: de Gevangentoren
the tower: de GevangentorenTemplate: Infobox location in the Netherlands / maintenance / picture 1

Megen is a city in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant . It belongs to the municipality of Oss .

geography

Megen lies on the Maas river .

history

The region on the Meuse has been known since 2000 BC. Settled by the Gauls . The name Megen probably comes from the Gallic word magos (plain, market), which was Latinized to magus . Megen or Meginus was first mentioned in 721, but only received city and customs rights from Willem Dicbier in 1357 . Shortly afterwards a fortress was built, of which the prison tower is still preserved today.

In 1645 the Franciscan order established a monastery and a Latin school. The Poor Clares followed in 1721 with the construction of the Sint-Josephsberg Monastery after they had been expelled from Boxtel five years earlier .

In 1875 a mill was built.

Panorama of Megen with church, monastery and Latin school

Web links

Commons : Megen  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Megen in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2018 . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , March 29, 2019, accessed on July 15, 2019 (Dutch)