Wanroij | |
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: | Land van Cuijk |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 14 |
Area Total Km2: | 20.56 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 2,940 |
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: | 5446 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0485 |
Coordinates: | 51.6561°N 5.82°W |
Wanroij is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the former municipality of Sint Anthonis, about 9 km west of the town of Boxmeer.
Wanroij was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became part of Sint Anthonis.
Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.
The name Wanroij was found first in 1265. A person called Bertradis van Wanrode signed, together with son Johan, a certificate.
From the French period on Wanroij was an individual municipality. In 1942 it was expanded with the villages Rijkevoort and . In 1994 the area became part of a larger municipality, the municipality of Sint Anthonis. Rijkevoort then became part of the municipality of Boxmeer.
The church in Wanroij was named after the Pope Cornelius. Until 1994 Cornelius was represented in the flag of the municipality.
For a long period of time Wanroij was very isolated. Around 1850 the infrastructure developed a lot. The first street lanterns were placed in 1922. The first road which was not just a path to other villages was made in 1922, going from Wanroij to Haps.