Uden
Encyclopedia
Uden is a municipality
and a town in the province of Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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house and became a part of the Land van Ravenstein. After 1397 it became a part of the German duchy of Cleves
.
Uden was hardly affected by the Eighty Years' War and gained religious freedom in 1631. A result of this was the establishment in the municipality of the Crosiers
, who fled from Protestant Dutch oppression in 's-Hertogenbosch in 1638. After the peace of Munster
in 1648, Uden remained outside the Dutch republic
and was a haven of religious tolerance and Catholics from the nearby villages of Veghel
, Nistelrode and Erp
were able to build churches at the municipality’s boundaries. The period of 1648-1795 saw an increase in prosperity due to the weekly markets, however, the village was almost destroyed by a fire in 1746. The Dutch folk-hero Kobus van der Schlossen
was locally active at this time.
In 1795 Uden was taken by French troops and incorporated into the Dutch republic and has been a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since 1810. From then on Uden’s wealth diminished mainly due to competition from the neighbouring Brabant villages, resulting in emigration to Wisconsin
and other parts of the United States
.
On 12 June 1840, a meteorite
weighing approximately 720 grams fell into a field just outside Uden. It narrowly missed a group of labourers digging for peat
nearby.
In 1855 the village of Volkel founded its own parish.
The Dominican missionary, Father Theodore Van de Broek led a group in 1848 from Uden to Little Chute, Wisconsin
, beginning a pattern of immigration to northeast Wisconsin that would last until the early twentieth century. The village began to specialise in the growth of cherries from 1860 onwards and in 1886 the old Petrus-church was demolished by fire and replaced by a new larger one.
During World War I
(in which the Netherlands stayed neutral) North Brabant was inundated by Belgian refugees. A refugee camp was erected at Vluchtoord in Uden, which housed several thousand Flemish refugees until 1918.
In the 1920s people started to cultivate the massive heathlands in the eastern part of the municipality, called "De Peel". In 1922 a new village was built, called Terraveen and later renamed Odiliapeel.
Uden was visited by Wilhelmina
, queen of the Netherlands after it had been struck by a cyclone in 1925 which caused much devastation.
Since the 1950s Uden has become a centre of development, providing much needed economic growth. Uden has now become a regional centre. Due to the growth, very little is left of the old village character.
Shortly after the assassination of Theo van Gogh
in Amsterdam, an Islamic school in Uden 'Bedir' was burnt down. Since that incident Uden's residents have taken up the task of investigating and re-evaluating the local education system during and out of school hours.
In 2011 it was announced that a third Vorstengraf
was discovered in Uden.
football (soccer)
player Earnie Stewart was born and raised in Uden. Producer Cilia van Dijk was born and raised in Uden on 22 November 1941. She won an Oscar in 1985 for producing the short animated movie Anna and Bella. Erik van Lieshout (born 19 November 1970) and Angelique Bisschops (born 29 Januari 1972) became 7 times Dutch Champion and 4 time Champion of the Benelux in Latin And Ballroom Dancing.
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Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and a town in the province of Noord-Brabant, 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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History
Uden was first recorded around 1190 as “Uthen”. However, earlier settlements have been found in the areas of the modern day Moleneind, Vorstenburg and Bitswijk and evidence of ice-age settlements has been found near the hamlet of Slabroek. From 1324 Uden was ruled by the ValkenburgValkenburg aan de Geul
Valkenburg aan de Geul is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.-History:Siege and conquest were characteristic of the history of Valkenburg. Each event is withheld, followed by subsequent restorations. This most definitely holds for the castle perched atop of a hill in the middle of the...
house and became a part of the Land van Ravenstein. After 1397 it became a part of the German duchy of Cleves
Duchy of Cleves
The Duchy of Cleves was a State of the Holy Roman Empire. It was situated in the northern Rhineland on both sides of the Lower Rhine, around its capital Cleves and the town of Wesel, bordering the lands of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster in the east and the Duchy of Brabant in the west...
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Uden was hardly affected by the Eighty Years' War and gained religious freedom in 1631. A result of this was the establishment in the municipality of the Crosiers
Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross
The Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross, commonly called Crosiers, are a Roman Catholic religious order.-History:According to their own tradition, the Crosiers were founded by five men attached to the household of the prince-bishop of Liege, Radulf von Zähringen, who accompanied the...
, who fled from Protestant Dutch oppression in 's-Hertogenbosch in 1638. After the peace of Munster
Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October of 1648 in Osnabrück and Münster. These treaties ended the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire, and the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Dutch Republic, with Spain formally recognizing the...
in 1648, Uden remained outside the Dutch republic
Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands , the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately...
and was a haven of religious tolerance and Catholics from the nearby villages of Veghel
Veghel
Veghel is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.Since 1994 Veghel and the neighbouring village of Erp have formed a single municipality.Veghel is twinned with Goch in Germany.- Population centres :*Boerdonk*Eerde*Erp*Keldonk...
, Nistelrode and Erp
Erp (Netherlands)
Erp is a town in the southern Netherlands. It is located in the province of North Brabant, between Den Bosch and Eindhoven. Before 1994, the municipality of Erp included the villages of Boerdonk and Keldonk...
were able to build churches at the municipality’s boundaries. The period of 1648-1795 saw an increase in prosperity due to the weekly markets, however, the village was almost destroyed by a fire in 1746. The Dutch folk-hero Kobus van der Schlossen
Kobus van der Schlossen
Kobus van der Schlossen was a late-seventeenth century Dutch thief who features prominently in folktales from the North Brabant region. After serving as a soldier in the many wars which left the Netherlands in turmoil, he joined a gang of ex-soldiers called 'de zwartmakers'. Eventually he was...
was locally active at this time.
In 1795 Uden was taken by French troops and incorporated into the Dutch republic and has been a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since 1810. From then on Uden’s wealth diminished mainly due to competition from the neighbouring Brabant villages, resulting in emigration to Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
and other parts of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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On 12 June 1840, a meteorite
Meteorite
A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives impact with the Earth's surface. Meteorites can be big or small. Most meteorites derive from small astronomical objects called meteoroids, but they are also sometimes produced by impacts of asteroids...
weighing approximately 720 grams fell into a field just outside Uden. It narrowly missed a group of labourers digging for peat
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
nearby.
In 1855 the village of Volkel founded its own parish.
The Dominican missionary, Father Theodore Van de Broek led a group in 1848 from Uden to Little Chute, Wisconsin
Little Chute, Wisconsin
Little Chute is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 10,476 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Little Chute is located at ....
, beginning a pattern of immigration to northeast Wisconsin that would last until the early twentieth century. The village began to specialise in the growth of cherries from 1860 onwards and in 1886 the old Petrus-church was demolished by fire and replaced by a new larger one.
During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
(in which the Netherlands stayed neutral) North Brabant was inundated by Belgian refugees. A refugee camp was erected at Vluchtoord in Uden, which housed several thousand Flemish refugees until 1918.
In the 1920s people started to cultivate the massive heathlands in the eastern part of the municipality, called "De Peel". In 1922 a new village was built, called Terraveen and later renamed Odiliapeel.
Uden was visited by Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
Wilhelmina was Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948. She ruled the Netherlands for fifty-eight years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw World War I and World War II, the economic crisis of 1933, and the decline of the Netherlands as a major colonial...
, queen of the Netherlands after it had been struck by a cyclone in 1925 which caused much devastation.
Since the 1950s Uden has become a centre of development, providing much needed economic growth. Uden has now become a regional centre. Due to the growth, very little is left of the old village character.
Shortly after the assassination of Theo van Gogh
Theo van Gogh (film director)
Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh was a Dutch film director, film producer, columnist, author and actor.Van Gogh worked with the Somali-born writer Ayaan Hirsi Ali to produce the film Submission, which criticized the treatment of women in Islam and aroused controversy among Muslims...
in Amsterdam, an Islamic school in Uden 'Bedir' was burnt down. Since that incident Uden's residents have taken up the task of investigating and re-evaluating the local education system during and out of school hours.
In 2011 it was announced that a third Vorstengraf
Vorstengraf (Oss)
The Vorstengraf in Oss is one of the largest burial mounds in the Netherlands and Belgium. The hill was 3 meters high and had a diameter of 54 meters....
was discovered in Uden.
Places of interest
- Brigitinesse abbey of Mary's Refuge
- Church of Saint Peter's Chair
- Chapel of the Crosiers
- Mill of Jettens
- Monastery of the Crosiers
- Monastery of the Ursulines
- Volkel Air BaseVolkel Air BaseVolkel Air Base is a military airbase used by the Royal Netherlands Air Force - Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtmacht , and is located near the town of Uden, Noord-Brabant, in the Netherlands. It is home to three F-16 Fighting Falcon squadrons, 311, 312 and 313...
- World War II cemetery
People from Uden
U.S. internationalUnited States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player Earnie Stewart was born and raised in Uden. Producer Cilia van Dijk was born and raised in Uden on 22 November 1941. She won an Oscar in 1985 for producing the short animated movie Anna and Bella. Erik van Lieshout (born 19 November 1970) and Angelique Bisschops (born 29 Januari 1972) became 7 times Dutch Champion and 4 time Champion of the Benelux in Latin And Ballroom Dancing.
Relationships with other towns
Uden shares tie of friendship with the German city of LippstadtLippstadt
Lippstadt is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest town within the district of Soest.-Geography:Lippstadt is situated in the Lippe valley, roughly 70 kilometres east of Dortmund and roughly 30 kilometres west of Paderborn...
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