Vlijmen
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Vlijmen is a town in the Dutch
province of North Brabant
. It is located in the municipality of Heusden
, about 6 km west of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Vlijmen was a separate municipality between 1821 and 1997. It was created from part of the former municipality Vlijmen en Engelen
. After Haarsteeg and Nieuwkuyk were added to it in 1935, Vlijmen itself ceased to exist when it became part of Heusden in 1997.
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 Heusden
Heusden
Heusden is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands. It is located between the cities Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch.- Population centres :...
, about 6 km west of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Vlijmen was a separate municipality between 1821 and 1997. It was created from part of the former municipality Vlijmen en Engelen
Vlijmen en Engelen
Vlijmen en Engelen was a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It covered the villages of Vlijmen and Engelen.Vlijmen en Engelen was a separate municipality until 1821, when it was divided in two municipalities, Vlijmen and Engelen....
. After Haarsteeg and Nieuwkuyk were added to it in 1935, Vlijmen itself ceased to exist when it became part of Heusden in 1997.