Heythuysen

Heythuysen
Heitse (Limburgish)
Village
Retirement home and former monastery of the White Fathers of St Charles
Retirement home and former monastery of the White Fathers of St Charles
Heythuysen is located in Netherlands
Heythuysen
Heythuysen
Location in the Netherlands
Heythuysen is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Heythuysen
Heythuysen
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°15′N 5°54′E / 51.250°N 5.900°E / 51.250; 5.900
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityLeudal
Area
[1]
 • Total
27.55 km2 (10.64 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
6,545
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6093[1]
Dialing code0475
Major roadsN279

Heythuysen (Dutch: [ˈɦɛitˌɦœyzə(n)] ⓘ; Limburgish: Heitse) is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands.

History

It was first mentioned in 1383 as Heythusen, and means "houses on the heath". It was located on the road from Venlo to Antwerp,[3] and between the Bevelandse beek and the Tungelroyse beek.[4] In 1243, it became a border town for the County of Horne. In 1680, Heythuysen became an independent heerlijkheid.[3]

The Catholic St Nicolaas Church is a three-aisled church which was built shortly after 1504. In 1847, the current Gothic Revival tower was built. In 1927, the church was enlarged.[4]

Heythuysen was home to 275 people in 1840.[5] Until it became a part of Leudal on 1 January 2007, Heythuysen was a separate municipality, including the villages of Baexem, Grathem and Kelpen-Oler.[5] Heythuysen is home of the Grand Café Tom Tom.

  • Windmill: de Sint Antoniusmolen
    Windmill: de Sint Antoniusmolen
  • Building in Heythuysen
    Building in Heythuysen
  • St Nicolaas Church
    St Nicolaas Church
  • School in Heythuysen
    School in Heythuysen

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6093AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Heythuysen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Heythuysen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Heythuysen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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