Haps is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the former municipality of Cuijk, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the town of Cuijk. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.
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 Church of Haps | |
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  Haps Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands  Haps Haps (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°41′19″N 5°51′39″E / 51.68861°N 5.86083°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Land van Cuijk |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.27 km2 (5.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,860 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5443[1] |
| Dialing code | 0485 |
History
editThe village was first mentioned in 1201 as Hops. The etymology is unknown.[3] Haps is a village in brook valley and was first mentioned in 1301. It used to be a heerlijkheid belonging to Boxmeer.[4]
The Catholic St Nicolas Church was built in 1899 in Gothic Revival style. Above the middle entrance is a relief from the medieval church which was demolished in 1814.[4] The grist mill Mariamolen was built in 1802. It was moved to its current location in 1859 and enlarged. In 1969, it was sold to the municipality and restored in 1972. It is occasionally in service.[5]
Haps was home to 680 people in 1840.[3] In 1873, a railway station opened on the railway line from Boxtel to Wesel. The station closed in 1944, and the building was demolished in 1990.[6] Haps was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became a part of Cuijk.[7] In 2022, it became part of the municipality Land van Cuijk.[3]
Gallery
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Wind mill Mariamolen -
Brothel in Haps -
Pietà statue on the cemetery -
Former railway station Haps
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5443AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Haps". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ a b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Haps (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Mariamolen". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "halte Haps". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.