Ohé en Laak
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Ohé en Laak is a small village in the province of Limburg
, Netherlands
, which has been subsumed into the municipality of Maasgouw
. The village used to be home to several castles, one of which is Hasseltholt which is popularly called "Het Geudje". The other was the castle of Walburg. This castle was ruined and is fully removed now. The soccer team is called Walburgia.
Furthermore there is a renovated windmill called "De Hompesche molen". In the past this windmill was used for milling wheat and corn flower.
The village of Ohé en Laak has got a nice yacht harbour at the river Maas
and currently there are three campsites.
The majority of the inhabitants are Roman Catholics, there is a church called "Onze Lieve Vrouw Geboorte" and a chapel called "Sint Anna-kapel".
In recent times the bridge, connecting the township of Echt
and Ohé en Laak has been renovated to allow for more modern, taller ships to pass.
Because of the presence of gravel in the bottom many hectares were dredged during the last decades. The environment will be renovated between 2007 and 2010.
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
, 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...
, which has been subsumed into the municipality of Maasgouw
Maasgouw
Maasgouw is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located on both banks of the river Meuse southwest of the city of Roermond. It was formed in a merger of the former municipalities of Heel, Maasbracht and Thorn on January 1, 2007....
. The village used to be home to several castles, one of which is Hasseltholt which is popularly called "Het Geudje". The other was the castle of Walburg. This castle was ruined and is fully removed now. The soccer team is called Walburgia.
Furthermore there is a renovated windmill called "De Hompesche molen". In the past this windmill was used for milling wheat and corn flower.
The village of Ohé en Laak has got a nice yacht harbour at the river Maas
Maas
Maas is the name, in English borrowed from the Dutch language, of a river that is also named Meuse , in English borrowed from French language. The practical use in English may be influenced by the context at a lower or upper stream location....
and currently there are three campsites.
The majority of the inhabitants are Roman Catholics, there is a church called "Onze Lieve Vrouw Geboorte" and a chapel called "Sint Anna-kapel".
In recent times the bridge, connecting the township of Echt
Echt (Limburg)
Echt is a city in the Dutch municipality of Echt-Susteren, located in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It used to be a municipality by itself until it merged with the municipality of Susteren, an event that took place on January 1, 2003....
and Ohé en Laak has been renovated to allow for more modern, taller ships to pass.
Because of the presence of gravel in the bottom many hectares were dredged during the last decades. The environment will be renovated between 2007 and 2010.