Bavel (Netherlands)
Encyclopedia
Bavel is a village
in the southern Netherlands
. It is located in the Dutch
province
of North Brabant
, largely within the municipality
of Breda
with some rural areas in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam
.
Bavel has a population of around 6,500, the majority of the inhabitants live in the village itself, and some 590 in the surroundig countryside, including the hamlets of Roosberg, Eikberg, Bolberg, Tervoort, Lijndonk and Lage Aard.
In 1316 Bavel was separated from the perish of Gilze and gets it own church, devoted to St. Brigida. After the 80-years war in 1648, catholicism became banned, and the church fell to the protestants. The catholic population improvised a catholic church in the hamlet of IJpelaar (today part of the city of Breda) until 1743, in which year they build a new church, presumably at the "Kerkeind". In 1809, the French king Lodewijk Napoleon returned the original church back to the catholic population. In this time, a French "telegraphe" was installed on the tower of the church, to convey messages fast from Paris to Amsterdam.
In 1887 a new church building, located roughly opposite the street of the old one, devoted to the Assumption of Mary
was taken into use, and is still in use. The location of the old church is now the a graveyard, and the little chapel is constructed from material of the old church.
Until 1942 Bavel was part of the municipality of Ginneken en Bavel
. In that year the city of Breda annexed Ginneken and what remained of the old borough became Nieuw-Ginneken
. In 1997 the municipality of Nieuw Ginneken ceased to exist after the population centres on the border to Breda were annexed by this city. In the period 2003-2006, a new residential area along the former borderline between the city of Breda and Nieuw-Ginneken was established (Nieuw Wolfslaar). The city had also planned to construct a new village on at Lijndonk/Tervoort, but these plans have recently been cancelled.
Village
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in the southern Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It is located in the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province
Province
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of North Brabant
North Brabant
North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...
, largely within the municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
with some rural areas in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam
Alphen-Chaam
- Population centres :Towns:*Alphen *Chaam *Galder Hamlets :*Alphen-Boshoven*Alphen-Oosterwijk*Boslust*Cauwelaar...
.
Bavel has a population of around 6,500, the majority of the inhabitants live in the village itself, and some 590 in the surroundig countryside, including the hamlets of Roosberg, Eikberg, Bolberg, Tervoort, Lijndonk and Lage Aard.
History
Bavel is first mentioned in 1299, in a document dealing with the distribution of the revenues in the perish of Gilze, of which Bavel was a part at that time, and the rights of the Abbey in Thorn, the owners of the area, to collect one tenth of the harvest, called "tienden". The streets "Tiendweg" and "Abdij van Thornstraat" in Bavel bear witness to this historical connection.In 1316 Bavel was separated from the perish of Gilze and gets it own church, devoted to St. Brigida. After the 80-years war in 1648, catholicism became banned, and the church fell to the protestants. The catholic population improvised a catholic church in the hamlet of IJpelaar (today part of the city of Breda) until 1743, in which year they build a new church, presumably at the "Kerkeind". In 1809, the French king Lodewijk Napoleon returned the original church back to the catholic population. In this time, a French "telegraphe" was installed on the tower of the church, to convey messages fast from Paris to Amsterdam.
In 1887 a new church building, located roughly opposite the street of the old one, devoted to the Assumption of Mary
Assumption of Mary
According to the belief of Christians of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, and parts of the Anglican Communion and Continuing Anglicanism, the Assumption of Mary was the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her life...
was taken into use, and is still in use. The location of the old church is now the a graveyard, and the little chapel is constructed from material of the old church.
Until 1942 Bavel was part of the municipality of Ginneken en Bavel
Ginneken en Bavel
Ginneken en Bavel was a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant, located southeast of the city of Breda. It covered the villages of Ginneken and Bavel....
. In that year the city of Breda annexed Ginneken and what remained of the old borough became Nieuw-Ginneken
Nieuw-Ginneken
Nieuw-Ginneken was a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant, located southeast of the city of Breda. It was created in 1942 from part of the municipality of Ginneken en Bavel, and existed until 1997 when its parts north of the A58 motorway merged with Breda, and the parts south of the...
. In 1997 the municipality of Nieuw Ginneken ceased to exist after the population centres on the border to Breda were annexed by this city. In the period 2003-2006, a new residential area along the former borderline between the city of Breda and Nieuw-Ginneken was established (Nieuw Wolfslaar). The city had also planned to construct a new village on at Lijndonk/Tervoort, but these plans have recently been cancelled.
External links
- http://www.digitaalbavel.nl Bavel website, with pictures.