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Empel en Meerwijk

Empel en Meerwijk
Former municipality
Empel en Meerwijk in 1868
Empel en Meerwijk in 1868
Coat of arms of Empel en Meerwijk
Coat of arms
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality 's-Hertogenbosch

Empel en Meerwijk is a former municipality of the Dutch province of North Brabant and consisted of Dieskant, Empel, Oud-Empel, Gewande, and Meerwijk. It was situated south of the river Meuse and east of the river Dieze. Since 1971 it has made part of the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch.

On its area there was a fort called Crèvecoeur. The remainings are still used for military exercises.

The villages of Empel en Meerwijk were a fiefdom originally belonging to Crespin Abbey in northern France.

Coordinates: 51°44′08″N 5°18′18″E / 51.73556°N 5.30500°E / 51.73556; 5.30500


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