Reek, Netherlands Explained

Reek
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Brabant
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Maashorst
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:16
Area Total Km2:10.39
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,770
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5375
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0486
Coordinates:51.7447°N 5.6831°W

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.

History

Reek developed as a stretched out village in the Middle Ages.[3] It used to be part of the 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. Reek was a separate municipality until 1942, when it became part of Schaijk. In 2022, it became part of the new municipality of Maashorst.[7]

The is a nature area. It used to belong to the Ministry of Defence, and consists mainly of sand and forest with some heath.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 5735AB . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 17 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 17 April 2022. Includes the hamlets Reekse Heide and Bovenland.
  3. Book: Reek . Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert. 1997 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9945 6 . 17 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Geschiedenis van het katholicisme in Noord-Nederland in de 16e en de 17e eeuw . L.J. Rogier. 1947 . Urbi et orbi . Amsterdam . nl. 17 April 2022 .
  5. Web site: Geschiedenis . Vesting Ravenstein . 17 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: De Hellemolen . Molendatabase . 17 April 2022 . nl.
  7. Web site: Reek . Plaatsengids . 17 April 2022 . nl.