Empel en Meerwijk

Empel en Meerwijk
Former municipality
Empel en Meerwijk in 1868
Coat of arms of Empel en Meerwijk
Coat of arms
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality 's-Hertogenbosch

Empel en Meerwijk is a former municipality of the Dutch province of North Brabant and consisted of Dieskant, Empel, Oud-Empel, Gewande, and Meerwijk. It was situated south of the river Meuse and east of the river Dieze. Since 1971 it has made part of the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.

On its area there was a fort called Crèvecoeur. The remainings are still used for military exercises.

The villages of Empel en Meerwijk were a fiefdom originally belonging to Crespin Abbey in northern France.

References

  • Equivalent article on the Dutch Wikipedia.

Coordinates: 51°44′08″N 5°18′18″E / 51.73556°N 5.30500°E / 51.73556; 5.30500

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