Oeffelt
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 state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Oeffelt | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Boxmeer municipality, Oeffelt in pink | |
| Coordinates: 51°41′N 5°56′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Boxmeer |
| Population (1 January 2009) | 2,340 |
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
Oeffelt, church
Oeffelt, windmill: molen de Vooruitgang
Oeffelt, monumental house
References
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links
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- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Oeffelt". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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