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|subdivision_name = [[Netherlands]] |
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|population = 2340 |
|population = 2340 |
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|population_as_of = 1 January 2009 |
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|dialling_code = +31485 |
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|postal_code = 5441 |
|postal_code = 5441 |
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'''Oeffelt''' is a village in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province of [[North Brabant]] |
'''Oeffelt''' is a village in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province of [[North Brabant]], part of the [[Boxmeer]] municipality, about 5 km north of Boxmeer town and 6 km west of the border with the German province [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]. |
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Oeffelt was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became part of Boxmeer.<ref>{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref> |
Oeffelt was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became part of Boxmeer.<ref>{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref> |
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The settlement Oeffelt was first mentioned in a document in 1075 as Uflo. This could be a combination from the Keltish words ''uffa'' (water) and ''ten'' (settlement), indicating a settlement by the [[Meuse (river)|Meuse river]], which nowadays runs between Oeffelt on the west bank and [[Gennep]] – in the province of [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]] – on the east bank. The villages are connected by a bridge in the [[N264]] road. |
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== Gallery == |
== Gallery == |
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Image:Oeffelt, monumentaal pand foto3 2011-03-08 11.27.JPG|Oeffelt, |
Image:Oeffelt, monumentaal pand foto3 2011-03-08 11.27.JPG|Oeffelt, monumental house |
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Image:Oeffelt, kerk foto1 2011-03-08 11.32.JPG|Oeffelt, church |
Image:Oeffelt, kerk foto1 2011-03-08 11.32.JPG|Oeffelt, church |
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Revision as of 17:24, 13 November 2014
Oeffelt | |
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 Boxmeer municipality, Oeffelt in pink | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Noord-Brabant |
| Municipality | Boxmeer |
| Population (1 January 2009) | 2,340 |
Oeffelt is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, part of the Boxmeer municipality, about 5 km north of Boxmeer town and 6 km west of the border with the German province North Rhine-Westphalia.
Oeffelt was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became part of Boxmeer.[1] The settlement Oeffelt was first mentioned in a document in 1075 as Uflo. This could be a combination from the Keltish words uffa (water) and ten (settlement), indicating a settlement by the Meuse river, which nowadays runs between Oeffelt on the west bank and Gennep – in the province of Limburg – on the east bank. The villages are connected by a bridge in the N264 road.
Gallery
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Oeffelt, monumental house -
Oeffelt, church
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links
- Template:Kuyper Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
51°42′N 5°57′E / 51.700°N 5.950°E
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