Gassel
Encyclopedia
Gassel is a village in the Dutch
province of North Brabant
. It is located in the municipality of Grave
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Gassel was a separate municipality since the year 1811 until 1942, when it was merged with Beers
.
In the year 1994 the municipality Beers was divided between Cuijk
and Grave, and so Gassel became incorporated into Grave.
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At the census during the French reign in 1795 the population counted to 308 inhabitants. About the year 1865 there lived 576 inhabitants, according to the so called Kuiper map. In 1972 there were 900 and in 2007 already 1173 inhabitants.
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 Grave
Grave (Netherlands)
Grave is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. Grave is a fortified city, in the province North Brabant.-Popular attractions:Near to Grave lies a bridge, built in 1929. It is the northern connection to Gelderland, spanning the river Maas...
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Gassel was a separate municipality since the year 1811 until 1942, when it was merged with Beers
Beers (Netherlands)
Beers is a village in the Dutch municipality of Cuijk. It is located about 4 km west of Cuijk. Beers has a population of about 1745: 1305 in the village itself, and 440 in the surrounding countryside, including the hamlets De Plaats and Dommelsvoort....
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In the year 1994 the municipality Beers was divided between Cuijk
Cuijk
Cuijk is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands of pre-historic origin. Its existence is recorded on the Roman roadmap Tabula Peutingeriana under the name of Ceuclum. Cuijk is twinned with Maldon in Essex, UK. It is a big commuter town with very good public transport services to...
and Grave, and so Gassel became incorporated into Grave.
History
Gassel is a relatively old village and its name was mentioned first in 1337. The origin of the name probably lies in the old Dutch word gestel which designates a height between two rivers. This height is now situated approx. 1 km south of river Meuse and 1 km north of the small river Raam (river in North Brabant)Raam (river in North Brabant)
The Raam is a small river in the eastern part of North Brabant. It flows into the Meuse at the old town Grave....
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At the census during the French reign in 1795 the population counted to 308 inhabitants. About the year 1865 there lived 576 inhabitants, according to the so called Kuiper map. In 1972 there were 900 and in 2007 already 1173 inhabitants.