Empel en Meerwijk
Empel en Meerwijk | |
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Former municipality | |
 Empel en Meerwijk in 1868 | |
 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 , Empel, , , and . 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 . 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
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