Vessem
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| settlement_type = Village
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| image_skyline = Vessem luchtfoto.jpg
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| image_caption = Aerial photograph of Vessem
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
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| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = 20px North Brabant
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = 20px Eersel
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 5512AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 16 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 27
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| area_total_km2 = 18.44
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=16 April 2022}}
| population_total = 2,155
| population_as_of = 2021
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| timezone = CET
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Vessem is a village in the southern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Eersel, North Brabant. Cultural attractions include the {{ill|Jacobusmolen|nl|Jacobus (Vessem)}} windmill and several galleries.
The village was first mentioned in 1245 as Veseme. The etymology is unclear.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/vessem2 |title=Vessem - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=nl}} Vessem is a church village which developed on a sandy ridge along the Kleine Beerze.{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu02_01/sten009monu02_01_0181.php |title=Vessem |author=Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert| year=1997 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9945 6 |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Vessem was home to 581 people in 1840. It used to part of the municipality of Vessem, Wintelre en Knegsel until 1996 when it was merged into Eersel.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/vessem |title=Vessem |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Sights
- Old Town Hall from 1898 with a memorial stone commemorating the inauguration of Queen Wilhelmina in the same year. It is a symmetrical white building with a stepped gable.
- The family-owned brewery 'De Leeuw' is redbrick factory building with a tall chimney dominating the central street. The brewery now produces Beerze beer. The premises burnt down in 1904 but was rebuilt in 1905. It was restored again in 2008, expanding to include a restaurant, hotel accommodation, meeting rooms, and a courtyard garden. It now regularly hosts weddings.{{cite web|url= https://www.beerze.com/brouwerij/ |title=Beerze|website=Beerze.com |access-date=17 September 2022 |language=en}}
- The Catholic St. Lambertus Church was a 15th-century tower, and the church was added between 1882 and 1883.
- The grist mill Jacobus was built in 1893. It was restored in 1969 and 1986. The wind mill is technically operational, however a large beech tree prevents the wheel from turning.{{cite web|url=https://www.molendatabase.nl/nederland/molen.php?nummer=603 |title=Jacobus |website=Molen database |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Gallery
Image:1867_Vessem.png|Vessem in 1867
File:StLambertuskerk Vessem.jpg|St Lambertus Church
File:Overzicht voorgevel met ingangspartij en rechter zijgevel - Vessem - 20528483 - RCE.jpg|Former town hall
File:Jan Smuldersstraat 3, Vessem RM 520269.JPG|House in Vessem
References
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External links
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Category:Populated places in North Brabant
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