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Heythuysen

Heitse  (Limburgish)
Village
Retirement home and former monastery of the White Fathers of St Charles
Retirement home and former monastery of the White Fathers of St Charles
Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Municipality Leudal
Area
 • Total 27.55 km2 (10.64 sq mi)
Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 6,545
 • Density 237.57/km2 (615.30/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6093
Dialing code 0475
Major roads N279

Heythuysen (Dutch: [ˈɦɛitˌɦœyzə(n)]; Limburgish: Heitse) is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands.

History

It was first mentioned in 1383 as Heythusen, and means "houses on the heath". It was located on the road from Venlo to Antwerp, and between the Bevelandse beek and the Tungelroyse beek. In 1243, it became a border town for the County of Horne. In 1680, Heythuysen became an independent heerlijkheid.

The Catholic St Nicolaas Church is a three-aisled church which was built shortly after 1504. In 1847, the current Gothic Revival tower was built. In 1927, the church was enlarged.

Heythuysen was home to 275 people in 1840. Until it became a part of Leudal on 1 January 2007, Heythuysen was a separate municipality, including the villages of Baexem, Grathem and Kelpen-Oler. Heythuysen is home of the Grand Café Tom Tom.

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