Nieuwkuijk

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'''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, which means "new settlement of Cuijk". The family of Cuijk used to own land in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/nieuwkuijk |title=Nieuwkuijk - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

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 monastery buildings were built in 1910. The main building and gate were added between 1934 and 1935.<ref name="monument">{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu02_01/sten009monu02_01_0123.php |title=Nieuwkuijk |author=Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert| year=1997 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9945 6 |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> In 2016, the abbey closed down. It is now used as a conference centre.<ref name="plaats"/>

Castle d'Oultremont probably originates from the 15th century. In 1707, it came into the possession of 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 {{ill|Het Land van Ooit|nl|Het Land van Ooit (Drunen)}} and was painted pink.<ref name="monument"/> After the amusement park went bankrupt, the castle was restored in 2019, and the pink paint was removed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bd.nl/waalwijk-heusden-e-o/roze-kasteel-in-de-steigers-sloop-en-restauratie-van-start~ab135f0db/ |title=Roze Kasteel in de steigers; sloop en restauratie van start |website=Brabants Dagblad |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

The floods of Nieuwkuijk in 1880 shocked the whole of the Netherlands. From mid-December onwards, the Meuse water level was so high that many villagers became anxious. On 30 December, the dike broke and in the days that followed, the water flowed so rapidly that people could not be rescued from their roofs with boats. The entire land of Heusden and Altena was flooded. It was not until 18 January that the construction of a new dike could be started, and completed one month later. The new dike, 600 m long, was built by Nicolaas van Haaren together with Wouter Pietersz. de Vries.

Nieuwkuijk was home to 978 people in 1840.<ref name="plaats"/> Nieuwkuijk was a separate municipality until 1935, when it became part of Vlijmen.<ref>{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref> In 1997, it became part of the municipality of Heusden.<ref name="plaats">{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/nieuwkuijk |title=Nieuwkuijk |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

==Gallery== <gallery> File:Emmamolen.jpg|The {{Interlanguage link multi|Emmamolen|nl}} File:Onsenoort.JPG|The {{Interlanguage link multi|Castle Onsenoort|nl|Kasteel Onsenoort}} File:Nieuwkuijk DSCF3368.JPG|House in Nieuwkuijk File:Nieuwkuijk DSCF3370.JPG|Street of Nieuwkuijk </gallery>

==References== {{Reflist}} == Further reading ==

* {{cite book|date=2013 |first=Dirk |id=Belgian legal deposit D/2013/0012/53 |last=Podevijn |location=Antwerp |title=Hendrik Willem Ackermans. Notes of an industrial pioneer, 1887-1937 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365805970_Hendrik_Willem_Ackermans_Notes_of_an_industrial_pioneer}}

* {{cite book|date=2024 |first=Dirk |isbn=978-94-6436-818-5 |last=Podevijn |location=Antwerp |title=Ackermans & van Haaren in Belgium and the Netherlands. A global company under the Belgian flag |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/390465593_Ackermans_van_Haaren_in_Belgium_and_the_Netherlands_A_global_company_under_the_Belgian_flag}}

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Category:Populated places in North Brabant Category:Former municipalities of North Brabant Category:Heusden