Lithoijen

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands
51°48′9″N 5°27′48″E / 51.80250°N 5.46333°E / 51.80250; 5.46333CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantMunicipalityOssArea
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 • Total9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi)Elevation
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5.1 m (16.7 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total840 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
5396[1]
Dialing code0412

Lithoijen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Oss, about 5 km northwest of the city of Oss.

History

The village was first mentioned between 987 and 996 as Littam, and means "land on a river near Lith".[3]

The Catholic St. Remigus Church was built between 1900 and 1901. The tower has a slender needle spire. The former Franciscan monastery was built around 1895 in Gothic Revival style. Until 1950, it housed a girls boarding school.[4] In 1833, a fort was built in Lithoijen, because an attack was feared during the Belgian Revolution. It was never used, and decommissioned in 1886. Only elevations in the landscape reveal its presence.[5]

Lithoijen was home to 735 people in 1840.[6] Lithoijen was a separate municipality until 1939, when it became part of Lith.[7] In 2011, it became part of the municipality of Oss.[6]

  • Building in Lithoijen
    Building in Lithoijen
  • St Remigus Church
    St Remigus Church
  • School in Lithoijen
    School in Lithoijen
  • Marina
    Marina

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5396NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Lithoijen (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Lithoijen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Fort in Lithoijen". Zuiderwaterlinie (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Lithoijen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  7. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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Populated places in the municipality of Oss
TownsVillages
  • Demen [nl]
  • Dennenburg [nl]
  • Deursen [nl]
  • Dieden [nl]
  • Geffen
  • Haren
  • Herpen
  • Huisseling [nl]
  • Kessel
  • Lith
  • Lithoijen
  • Macharen
  • Maren
  • Maren-Kessel [nl]
  • Neerlangel [nl]
  • Neerloon [nl]
  • Oijen [nl]
  • Overlangel [nl]
  • Teeffelen [nl]
Hamlets


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