Sint Anthonis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Sint Anthonis
Town and former municipality
Windmill in Oploo
Windmill in Oploo
Flag of Sint Anthonis
Flag
Coat of arms of Sint Anthonis
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Sint Anthonis in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location of the former municipality of Sint Anthonis in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°38′N 5°53′E / 51.633°N 5.883°E / 51.633; 5.883Coordinates: 51°38′N 5°53′E / 51.633°N 5.883°E / 51.633; 5.883
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityLand van Cuijk
Area
[1]
 • Total99.76 km2 (38.52 sq mi)
 • Land99.27 km2 (38.33 sq mi)
 • Water0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[3]
 • Total11,606
 • Density117/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5445–5446, 5449, 5840–5846
Area code0485
Websitewww.sintanthonis.nl

Sint Anthonis (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɪnt ɑnˈtoːnɪs] (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a town and former municipality in the southern Netherlands in the Province of North Brabant. The locals refer to the town as Sint Tunnis. An inhabitant is called a "Sintunnisenaar". The former municipality had a population of 11,606 in 2019. Sint Anthonis, Boxmeer, Cuijk, Grave, and Mill en Sint Hubert merged into the new municipality of Land van Cuijk on 1 January 2022.

History[edit]

The town was mentioned in a last will as early as 1312. The town was called Oelbroec at the time. As the church of St. Anthony The Abbot was completed in 1477, people started referring to the town as the "Parish of St. Anthony in Oelbroec", and by 1570 the name Oelbroec had disappeared. Church Book registration started in 1640 and are to be found on the BHIC web site.

Sint Anthonis was a part of the lordship of Boxmeer during the ancien régime. After the French rule, Sint Anthonis was parted from Boxmeer. Together with the village of Ledeacker it formed the municipality of "Sint Anthonis en Ledeacker". In 1821 Oploo joined this municipality, now called "Oploo, Sint Anthonis en Ledeacker". In 1913 this municipality had 1769 inhabitants, of which 906 men and 863 women, and of which 965 lived in the village of Sint Anthonis. The surface of the municipality existed of 3818 ha (with 46,33 inhabitants per km²).

On 1 January 1994 the municipality of Wanroij fused with the municipality of Oploo, Sint Anthonis en Ledeacker into the new municipality of Sint Anthonis. On 4 July 1994 also the name of the village was changed: St. Anthonis became Sint Anthonis.

Population centres[edit]

Topography[edit]

Gem-SintAnthonis-OpenTopo.jpg

Map of the former municipality of Sint Anthonis, 2015

Monic Hendrickx, 2019

Notable people[edit]

Sport[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • Oploo Kerk

  • Stevensbeek - Kloosterstraat, Voormalige hooischuur

  • Statue of "Tôntje d'n Dwerg" in front of the water mill D'n Olliemeulen in Oploo

  • Sculpture "Vrouwen van de bron" at the Giesenplein in Wanroij

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5845BH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 4 October 2019

External links[edit]


Stub icon

This North Brabant location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sint_Anthonis&oldid=1064292718"