Wijk en Aalburg
Encyclopedia
Wijk en Aalburg is a village in the Dutch
province of North Brabant
. It is located in the municipality of Aalburg
, about 15 km northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Wijk en Aalburg was a separate municipality until 1973, when it merged with Eethen
and Veen (Netherlands)
to form the new municipality Aalburg.
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 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 :...
. It is located in the municipality of Aalburg
Aalburg
Aalburg is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. The municipality was formed in 1973 in a merger of the former municipalities of Eethen, Veen, and Wijk en Aalburg.- Population centres :...
, about 15 km northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Wijk en Aalburg was a separate municipality until 1973, when it merged with Eethen
Eethen
Eethen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Aalburg.Eethen was a separate municipality between 1923 and 1973. It was formed in a merger of the municipalities of Drongelen, Genderen, and Meeuwen, and became a part of Aalburg in 1973.-References:...
and Veen (Netherlands)
Veen (Netherlands)
Veen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Aalburg, about 20 km northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch.Veen was a separate municipality until 1973, when it became part of Aalburg....
to form the new municipality Aalburg.