Hunsel () is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in the south-eastern
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 ...
.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1400 as Hunsel. The etymology is unclear. Hunsel developed along the Uffelse beek.
The Catholic St Jacobus de Meerdere is a single aisled church with the tower on the side. The tower dates from around 1300. In 1839, was built next to the tower. Between 1925 and 1926, it was expanded by
Joseph Cuypers
Josephus Theodorus Joannes Cuypers (10 June 1861, Roermond – 20 January 1949, Meerssen) was a Dutch people, Dutch architect; primarily known for his Catholic churches.
Life and work
He was born to the architect, Pierre Cuypers, and his wif ...
. In 1944, the tower was blown up. The damage to the church was repaired in 1946, and in 1955, a new tower was built according to the old design.
The
watermill
A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as mill (grinding), milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in ...
Uffelse Molen is a
grist mill
A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that h ...
from around 1800. In 1961, it went out of service. In 2008, it was restored.
Hunsel was home to 236 people in 1840.
Until it became a part of
Leudal
Leudal () is a municipality in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. It was formed on 1 January 2007 in a merger of the municipalities of Heythuysen, Haelen, Hunsel, and Roggel en Neer.
Population centres
The munici ...
on 1 January 2007, Hunsel was a separate municipality, covering also the villages of
Ell
An ell (from Proto-Germanic *''alinō'', cognate with Latin ''ulna'') is a northwestern European unit of measurement, originally understood as a cubit (the combined length of the forearm and extended hand). The word literally means "arm", an ...
,
Haler,
Ittervoort and
Neeritter
Hunsel has its own football club, RKHVC. It has been founded in 1943.
Born in Hunsel
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Antonius Bouwens (1876–1963), Dutch sport shooter who won a bronze medal at the
Summer Olympics
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Gallery
File:Hunsel Uffelsemolen 5789.JPG, Watermill Uffelsemolen
File:Jacobusstraat 15, voorgevel - Hunsel - 20119058 - RCE.jpg, House in Hunsel
References
External links
Official website
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2007
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Leudal
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