Rijsbergen
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Rijsbergen is a town in the municipality of Zundert
in the southern Netherlands
.
In the territory of the former municipality of Rijsbergen was one of the most important border crossings of the country: Hazeldonk. Hazeldonk was ceded in 1997 to Breda
.
In the town used to be an AC (Aanmeldcentrum, i.e. Asylum
Request Center).
Until 1997 Rijsbergen was an independent municipality, after which it was added to Zundert.
The skyline of Rijsbergen is dominated by the neo-Gothic
Roman Catholic
church of Saint Bavo, which was built in 1918 as a replacement of a smaller fourteenth century church.
The church is situated in the town centre and is flanked by the former town hall, which has been transformed into a museum.
The countryside around Rijsbergen is dotted with eleven shrines devoted to the Virgin Mary. They were built after the Second World War as a thanksgiving for surviving the war relatively undamaged.
Zundert
Zundert is a municipality and a town in Noord Brabant, the Netherlands.Zundert lies about 10 metres above Dutch sea level , and is located 15 km south-west of the city of Breda, and 35 km north-east of Antwerp, Belgium...
in the southern 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...
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In the territory of the former municipality of Rijsbergen was one of the most important border crossings of the country: Hazeldonk. Hazeldonk was ceded in 1997 to Breda
Breda
Breda is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The name Breda derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. As a fortified city, the city was of strategic military and political significance...
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In the town used to be an AC (Aanmeldcentrum, i.e. Asylum
Refugee
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Request Center).
Until 1997 Rijsbergen was an independent municipality, after which it was added to Zundert.
The skyline of Rijsbergen is dominated by the neo-Gothic
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
church of Saint Bavo, which was built in 1918 as a replacement of a smaller fourteenth century church.
The church is situated in the town centre and is flanked by the former town hall, which has been transformed into a museum.
The countryside around Rijsbergen is dotted with eleven shrines devoted to the Virgin Mary. They were built after the Second World War as a thanksgiving for surviving the war relatively undamaged.