Nieuwkuijk
Village
Castle d'Oultremont [nl] or the pink castle
Castle d'Oultremont or the pink castle
Coat of arms of Nieuwkuijk
Coat of arms
Nieuwkuijk is located in North Brabant
Nieuwkuijk
Nieuwkuijk
Nieuwkuijk is located in Netherlands
Nieuwkuijk
Nieuwkuijk
Coordinates: 51°41′37″N 5°10′50″E / 51.69361°N 5.18056°E / 51.69361; 5.18056
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityHeusden
Area
[1]
 • Total3.40 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
3.2 m (10.5 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,095
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5253[1]
Dialing code073
Major roadsA59

Nieuwkuijk is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heusden, about 10 km west of 's-Hertogenbosch.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1383 as Niewekuyc, and means "new settlement of Cuijk". The family of Cuijk used to own land in the area.[3]

Castle Onsenoort was built in 1382 by the heer of the heerlijkheid Nieuwkuijk. In the 19th century, it became part of the Cistercian monastery Mariënkroon. The tower probably dates from the 14th century. The building of the monastery were built in 1910. The main building and gate were added between 1934 and 1935.[4] In 2016, the abbey closed down. It is nowadays in use as a conference centre.[5]

Castle d'Oultremont probably originates from the 15th century. In 1707, it became owned by the counts of d'Oultremont. The building burnt down in 1795, and was rebuilt in 1875. In 1989, it became part of the amusement park Het Land van Ooit and was painted pink.[4] The amusement park went bankrupt, and the castle was restored in 2019, and the pink paint was removed.[6]

Nieuwkuijk was home to 978 people in 1840.[5] Nieuwkuijk was a separate municipality until 1935, when it became part of Vlijmen.[7] In 1997, it became part of the municipality of Heusden.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 5253AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Nieuwkuijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Nieuwkuijk (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Nieuwkuijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Roze Kasteel in de steigers; sloop en restauratie van start". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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