Ravenstein, Netherlands
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Ravenstein is a city and a former municipality in the South of the 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...

, in the 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 :...

. The former municipality covered an area of 42.68 km² (of which 0.96 km² water). In 2003 it was incorporated into the city of Oss
Oss
Oss is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of Noord Brabant.- Population centres :-Transportation:* Railway stations: Oss, Oss West, Ravenstein- The city of Oss :...

.

Ravenstein also included the following towns, villages and townships: Demen
Demen
Demen is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

, Dennenburg, Deursen, Dieden, Herpen
Herpen
Herpen is a village in Noord-Brabant. It lies between Oss and Nijmegen. There live approximately 3,000 people.Since 2003, Herpen is part of municipality Oss. In the period 1941 - 2003 it was part of municipality Ravenstein, a small city near the river Maas...

, Huisseling, Keent, Koolwijk (Noord Brabant), Neerlangel, Neerloon, Overlangel.

Ravenstein received city rights
City rights in the Netherlands
City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. A liegelord, usually a count, duke or similar member of high nobility, granted a settlement he owned certain town privileges that settlements without city rights did not have....

 in 1380.

Transportation

  • Ravenstein railway station
    Ravenstein railway station
    Ravenstein is a railway station located in Ravenstein, The Netherlands. The station originally opened on 4 June 1881 and is located on the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway...


Ravenstein (population: 8,466) is a city and a former municipality in the South of the 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...

, in the 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 :...

. The former municipality covered an area of 42.68 km² (of which 0.96 km² water). In 2003 it was incorporated into the city of Oss
Oss
Oss is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of Noord Brabant.- Population centres :-Transportation:* Railway stations: Oss, Oss West, Ravenstein- The city of Oss :...

.

Ravenstein also included the following towns, villages and townships: Demen
Demen
Demen is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

, Dennenburg, Deursen, Dieden, Herpen
Herpen
Herpen is a village in Noord-Brabant. It lies between Oss and Nijmegen. There live approximately 3,000 people.Since 2003, Herpen is part of municipality Oss. In the period 1941 - 2003 it was part of municipality Ravenstein, a small city near the river Maas...

, Huisseling, Keent, Koolwijk (Noord Brabant), Neerlangel, Neerloon, Overlangel.

Ravenstein received city rights
City rights in the Netherlands
City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. A liegelord, usually a count, duke or similar member of high nobility, granted a settlement he owned certain town privileges that settlements without city rights did not have....

 in 1380.

Transportation

  • Ravenstein railway station
    Ravenstein railway station
    Ravenstein is a railway station located in Ravenstein, The Netherlands. The station originally opened on 4 June 1881 and is located on the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway...


Ravenstein (population: 8,466) is a city and a former municipality in the South of the 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...

, in the 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 :...

. The former municipality covered an area of 42.68 km² (of which 0.96 km² water). In 2003 it was incorporated into the city of Oss
Oss
Oss is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of Noord Brabant.- Population centres :-Transportation:* Railway stations: Oss, Oss West, Ravenstein- The city of Oss :...

.

Ravenstein also included the following towns, villages and townships: Demen
Demen
Demen is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....

, Dennenburg, Deursen, Dieden, Herpen
Herpen
Herpen is a village in Noord-Brabant. It lies between Oss and Nijmegen. There live approximately 3,000 people.Since 2003, Herpen is part of municipality Oss. In the period 1941 - 2003 it was part of municipality Ravenstein, a small city near the river Maas...

, Huisseling, Keent, Koolwijk (Noord Brabant), Neerlangel, Neerloon, Overlangel.

Ravenstein received city rights
City rights in the Netherlands
City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. A liegelord, usually a count, duke or similar member of high nobility, granted a settlement he owned certain town privileges that settlements without city rights did not have....

 in 1380.

Transportation

  • Ravenstein railway station
    Ravenstein railway station
    Ravenstein is a railway station located in Ravenstein, The Netherlands. The station originally opened on 4 June 1881 and is located on the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway...



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