Reek, Netherlands

Reek is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the former municipality of Landerd, about 3 km east of Schaijk.

Reek
Village
Former monastery
Former monastery
Reek is located in North Brabant
Reek
Reek
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Reek is located in Netherlands
Reek
Reek
Reek (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°44′41″N 5°40′59″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityMaashorst
Area
[1]
 • Total10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,770
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5375[1]
Dialing code0486

History

Reek developed as a stretched out village in the Middle Ages.[3] It used to be part of the Land van Ravenstein which became a Catholic enclave of Palatinate-Neuburg within the Dutch Republic in 1631.[4] The land van Ravenstein was conquered by France in 1794, and sold to the Batavian Republic (the predecessor of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) in 1800.[5]

The former nunnery St Elisabeth was founded in 1857 by the Sister Penitenten from Haaren. The St Anthonius Abt Church was built in 1925 and 1926 and has the tower in the corner. It replaced an 1823 church.[3] The grist mill Hellemolen was built in 1832. In 1948, it was put up for sale and the interior and part of the exterior were sold. In 2013, it was bad shape, but bought and restored the next year. By 2016, it could be used again.[6]

Reek was home to 798 people in 1840.[7] Reek was a separate municipality until 1942, when it became part of Schaijk.[8] In 2022, it became part of the new municipality of Maashorst.[7]

The Reekse Heide is a 465 hectares (1,150 acres) nature area. It used to belong to the Ministry of Defence, and consists mainly of sand and forest with some heath.[7]

  • Landscape near Reek
    Landscape near Reek
  • Building of the Noordbrabantse Christelijke Boerenbond [nl]
    Building of the Noordbrabantse Christelijke Boerenbond
  • House in Reek
    House in Reek
  • Farm in Reek
    Farm in Reek

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022. Includes the hamlets Reekse Heide and Bovenland
  2. "Postcodetool for 5735AB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Reek (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. L.J. Rogier (1947). Geschiedenis van het katholicisme in Noord-Nederland in de 16e en de 17e eeuw (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Urbi et orbi. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  5. "Geschiedenis". Vesting Ravenstein (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  6. "De Hellemolen". Molendatabase (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  7. "Reek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  8. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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