Grubbenvorst () is a village in the

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province of

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. It is located in the municipality of

Horst aan de Maas Horst aan de Maas (; ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. In 2010 the municipalities Sevenum and part of Meerlo-Wanssum joined the municipality. ...

, about 6 km northwest of

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1207 as Vurste, and means "not fenced-off forest near Grubben Castle". Grubben has been added to distinguish from

Broekhuizenvorst Broekhuizenvorst is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Horst aan de Maas and lies 18 km north of Venlo. The village was first mentioned in 1294 or 1295 as "apud Vorste", and means "not fenced off ...

. Grubbenvorst developed on the Maas in the Early Middle Ages. It used to be part of the . In 1323, it became part of the

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. In 1648, it became part of the

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. In 1713, it belonged to

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, and finally in 1815, it became part of the

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. The village's Catholic Assumption of Mary Church is a three-aisled church with a wide tower which was constructed in 1951 and 1952, because the medieval church had been blown up in 1944. Grubbenvorst Castle is located on a hill near Grubbenvorst. It was built in 1311, and in the 15th century walls were added. The castle was destroyed in 1585. In 1623, a manor house was built near the ruins. The remains were blown up in 1944 and only two ruinous tower fragments remain. Grubbenvorst was home to 219 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 2001, before being merged with Horst aan de Maas.Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.

Gallery

File:Grubbenvorst1.jpg,

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''Het Gebroken Slot'' (The Broken Castle) File:Grubbenvorst, sculptuur bij de rotonde aan de Kloosterstraat foto8 2015-11-02 12.01.jpg, Sculpture near de Kloosterstraat File:Standbeeld van de Melkende Non - Kloosterstraat, Grubbenvorst.jpg, Milking nun statue File:Grubbenvorst-lottumseweg-208309.jpg, Houses in Grubbenvorst

References

{{Authority control Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001 Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Horst aan de Maas