Beugen
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| name = Beugen
| settlement_type = Village
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| image_caption = Street view with church
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = North Brabant
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Land van Cuijk
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 5835AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 30 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 14
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| area_total_km2 = 10.57
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| population_total = 1,895
| population_as_of = 2021
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| timezone = CET
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| area_code = 0485
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Beugen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is part of the municipality of Land van Cuijk. Beugen is located along the Maas and about {{convert|20|km}} south of Nijmegen.{{cite web|url=https://www.distance.to/Beugen,NLD/Nijmegen,NLD |title=Distance Beugen, NLD -> Nijmegen, NLD |website=Distance.to |access-date=30 April 2022 |language=nl}}
History
The village was first mentioned in 1294 as "de Boghene", and probably means "bend in the river (Maas)".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/beugen |title=Beurgen - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=30 April 2022 |language=nl}}
The Catholic Assumption of Mary Church was built in 1420. The church was enlarged between 1875 and 1879 by Pierre Cuypers. In 1944, the tower was damaged by war and reconstructed in 1950.{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu02_01/sten009monu02_01_0126.php?q=Beugen#hl1 |title=Oeffelt |author=Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert| year=1997 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9945 6 |page=262 |access-date=30 April 2022 |language=nl}}
The grist mill Martinus was completed in 1868. At the end of World War II, the {{ill|windmill winding|nl|Kruilier}} received a direct hit and was destroyed, however the rest of the mill was undamaged. Martinus remained in service until 1955. It was bought by the municipality in 1974. Between 1977 and 1978, the windmill was restored, and is regularly in service on a voluntary basis.{{cite web|url=https://www.molendatabase.nl/nederland/molen.php?nummer=501 |title=Martinus |website=Molen database |access-date=30 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Beugen was home to 1,052 people in 1840. In 1883, a joint railway station with Rijkevoort on the Nijmegen to Venlo railway line opened. It closed in 1938.{{cite web|url=http://stationsweb.nl/station.asp?station=beugenrijkevoort |title=stopplaats Beugen- Rijkevoort |website=Stationsweb |access-date=30 April 2022 |language=nl}} The village was part of the municipality Beugen en Rijkevoort. In 1942, it was merged into Boxmeer. In 2022, it became part of the municipality of Land van Cuijk.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/beugen |title=Beugen |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=30 April 2022 |language=nl}} A marina was built along an old anabranch of the Maas.{{cite web|url=https://www.landvancuijk.nl/toerisme-en-recreatie/beugen/ |title=Beugen |website=Land van Cuijk |access-date=30 April 2022|language=nl}} In 2022, construction started on a beach near the marina.{{cite news|url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/maasland/strand-aan-de-maas-komt-er-alleen-in-beugen-en-een-beetje-in-maashees~af9567de/ |title=Strand aan de Maas komt er alleen in Beugen, en (een beetje) in Maashees |website=Gelderland |access-date=30 April 2022 |language=nl |url-access=limited }}
Notable people
- René Meulensteen (born 1964), former footballer and coach{{cite web|url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/l/l90919.html |title=Meulensteen |website=BD Futbol |access-date=30 April 2022}}
- Bas Mulder (1931–2020), Dutch-Surinamese Catholic priest{{cite news|url=https://www.dbsuriname.com/2020/04/11/bas-mulder-een-voorbeeld/ |title=“Bas Mulder”, een voorbeeld… |website=Dagblad Suriname |date=11 April 2022 |language=nl |access-date=30 April 2022}}
Gallery
File:Ronde stenen beltmolen van voren gefotografeerd - AMR Molenfoto - 20538095 - RCE.jpg|View on wind mill Martinus
File:Beugen-kerkplein-208223.jpg|House in Beugen
File:Beugense maasstraat.jpg|Street flooded by the Maas (July 2021)
File:Beugen (Laag) - Wachterswoning 45 (14 maart 2018) 1.jpg|Former railway crossing guard house
References
External links
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{{Dutch municipality Land van Cuijk}}
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