Landerd () is a former municipality within the province of

North Brabant North Brabant ( ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, Dutch Brabant or Hollandic Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to ...

in the southern

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of

Maashorst Maashorst is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the south of the Netherlands, formed from the merger of Landerd and Uden. The municipality came into existence on 1 January 2022. The name Maashorst refers to the nature reserve of ...

History

Landerd is the result of a merger between the formerly independent municipalities of

Schaijk Schaijk is a town in the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the former municipality of Landerd, about southeast of Oss. History Schaijk developed in the Middle Ages on the border of the sand and clay land. It was pa ...

and

Zeeland Zeeland (; ), historically known in English by the Endonym and exonym, exonym Zealand, is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the southwest of the country, borders North Brabant to the east ...

on 1 January 1994.

and

Reek Reek may refer to: Places * Reek, Netherlands, a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant * Croagh Patrick, a mountain in the west of Ireland nicknamed "The Reek" People * Nikolai Reek (1890–1942), Estonian military commander * Salme Reek ...

had merged earlier on 1 July 1942.

Population centres

Topography

''Map of the former municipality of Landerd, 2015''

Notable people

Monique van de Ven Monica Maria Theresia "Monique" van de Ven (; born 28 July 1952) is a Dutch actress and director. Career Van de Ven's film debut as an actress was in the Paul Verhoeven film ''Turkish Delight'' in 1973. This film was an immediate breakthrough ...

(born 1952 in Zeeland) a Dutch actress and director IMDb Database
retrieved 20 October 2019 *

Tonnie Dirks Antonius Marinus Hendricus Maria "Tonnie" Dirks (born 12 February 1961 in Zeeland, North Brabant) is a Dutch former long-distance runner. He competed internationally on the track, road, and also in cross country running, cross country competitions ...

(born 1961 in Zeeland) a Dutch former long-distance runner, competed in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

* Daphny van den Brand (born 1978 in Zeeland) a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle and mountain bike racer. * Thijs Ploegmakers (born 1980 in Schaijk) performs as Adaro, is a Dutch DJ.

Gallery

File:Trefpunt - panoramio.jpg, Trefpunt - panoramio File:Reek (Landerd) beeldje bij woonzorgcomplex Het Wapen van Reek.JPG, Reek (Landerd) Het Wapen van Reek File:Kerststal - panoramio.jpg, Kerststal - panoramio File:Reek (Landerd) uitvliegende vogel, Jeop Coppens, ca. 2000, bij voorm. klooster, Heijtmorgen.JPG, Reek (Landerd) Heijtmorgen File:Vos - panoramio.jpg, Vos - panoramio

References

External links

*
Official website
Former municipalities of North Brabant Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1994 Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2022 Geography of Maashorst {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub