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Veghel | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Area - Land - Water | 78.99 km˛ 78.33 km˛ 0.66 km˛ |
| Population 2003 - Density | 36,442 465/km˛ |
Veghel is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.
Since 1994 Veghel and the neighbouring village of Erp have formed a single municipality.
Veghel is twinned with Goch in Germany.
The first settlements date back to Roman times and were established near the River Aa. The municipality was officially founded in 1310 when Duke John II of Brabant granted the inhabitants the right to use common grounds. Rulers of the municipality were the Lords of Erp, residing at their castle of Frisselsteijn in Veghel.
In 1648 Veghel became part of the Republic of the Netherlands. As a former part of the duchy of Brabant, Veghel is situated in the Meierij of 's-Hertogenbosch. As a CatholicGeneral meaning Catholic means universal or whole''. With respect to the Christian Church, the early Christians used the term to refer to the whole undivided church. It is in that sense that all Christians today claim ownership of the term, including Prot village, Veghel (like all the other areas of Brabant and LimburgLimburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands, located in the south-east of the country. It is bordered by Belgium in the west, Germany in the east, and the province of North Brabant in the north. Limburg Province of the Netherla which were transferred to the Netherlands by the Peace of WestphaliaGerard Terborch ( 1648) The Peace of Westphalia also known as the treaties of Munster and Osnabruck is the series of treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War and "officially" recognized the United Provinces and Swiss Confederation. The Spanish Dutch trea) suffered economic and religious oppression from the Protestant Dutch and was counted part of the Dutch military boundary area.
It was not until the French wars of 1795Events January 16 French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands. January 20 French troops enter Amsterdam and later proclaim Batavian Republic. January 23 Dutch fleet freezes in Issel Meer. February 7 The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed. that Veghel became a free village again and received a guarantee of full common rights from the Dutch government. In 1810Events January 10 Marriage of Napoleon and Josephine is annulled January 20 Tyrolean rebel leader Andreas Hofer executed March 11 Napoleon marries Marie-Louise of Austria April 19 Venezuela achieves home rule: Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General is Veghel became part of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsThe Kingdom of the Netherlands currently consists of the three constituent parts: the mainland European Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Prior to 1975, Suriname (formerly known as Dutch Guiana) was also part of the kingdom. Before 1954, the "K. From the middle of the 19th centuryAlternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical ( 18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801- 1900. Events The Little Ice Age ended the agrarian village began developing into an industrial village as a consequence of the opening of the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal. The construction of large-scale buildings like the neogothic basilica and the neoclassical town hall dates from that period. Monastic orders made Veghel a regional centre of health care and education, which it remains to this day.
In 1940 Veghel was occupied by German troops. With the beginning of Operation Market Garden in 1944 Veghel was one of the dropping-places for Allied paratroops owing to its strategic location.
The period since the 1950s has seen much growth, with the development of new industries and the establishment in Veghel of several international companies. Its shopping-centre and marketplace earned the town the name of "Pearl of the Meierij". Veghel is an educational centre for the surrounding district with several secondary schools, a senior secondary vocational school, and one of the oldest Higher Vocational schools in the area: the Pedagogic Academy, which was founded in 1872.