Heythuysen

Village in Limburg, Netherlands

Heythuysen Heitse
Village
Retirement home and former monastery of the White Fathers of St Charles
51°15′N 5°54′E / 51.250°N 5.900°E / 51.250; 5.900
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Leudal
Area ^[1]
• Total	27.55 km² (10.64 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	28 m (92 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	6,545
• Density	240/km² (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6093^[1]
Dialing code	0475
Major roads	N279

Heythuysen (Dutch: [ˈɦɛitˌɦœyzə(n)] ^ⓘ; Limburgish: Heitse) is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands.

History

It was first mentioned in 1383 as Heythusen, and means "houses on the heath". It was located on the road from Venlo to Antwerp,^[3] and between the Bevelandse beek and the Tungelroyse beek.^[4] In 1243, it became a border town for the County of Horne. In 1680, Heythuysen became an independent heerlijkheid.^[3]

The Catholic St Nicolaas Church is a three-aisled church which was built shortly after 1504. In 1847, the current Gothic Revival tower was built. In 1927, the church was enlarged.^[4]

Heythuysen was home to 275 people in 1840.^[5] Until it became a part of Leudal on 1 January 2007, Heythuysen was a separate municipality, including the villages of Baexem, Grathem and Kelpen-Oler.^[5] Heythuysen is home of the Grand Café Tom Tom.

Gallery

Windmill: de Sint Antoniusmolen
Building in Heythuysen
St Nicolaas Church
School in Heythuysen

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 6093AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Heythuysen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Heythuysen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Heythuysen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.