Nuland is a village in the

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province of

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. It is located about 8 km (5 mi) east of

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History

In the Middle Ages, Nuland was part of the Kwartier van Maasland of the Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch. The oldest mention of Nuland dates from November 11, 1299, when the inhabitants of Nuland were given land to cultivate (gemeynt) and also obtained municipal rights from

John II, Duke of Brabant John II (27 September 1275 – 27 October 1312), also called John the Peaceful, was Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg (1294–1312). He was the son of John I of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders. John II succeeded his father in 1294 ...

. Later Nuland became a seigneury with Geffen, which was owned by the Van Vladeracken family during 1505-1638. A castle was built around 1500 by Jan van Vladeracken, immediately north of the bowl, on the Singel. It was a round castle that was destroyed in the French era. A curve in the road, immediately south of the railway, still reminds of this, as does the name of the farm: "Vladeracken". From 1666-1672

Cornelis Tromp Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp, ''Count of Sølvesborg'' (3 September 1629 – 29 May 1691) was a Dutch naval officer who served as lieutenant-admiral general in the Dutch Navy, and briefly as a general admiral in the Royal Danish-Norwegian ...

lived in Nuland. He was the son of

Maarten Tromp Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp or Maarten van Tromp (23 April 1598 – 31 July 1653) was an army general and admiral in the Dutch navy during much of the Eighty Years' War and throughout the First Anglo-Dutch War. Son of a ship's captain, Tromp spe ...

and brother of Joanna Maria Tromp, wife of Cornelis Gans, Lord of Nuland and later Lady of Nuland. Severe floods occurred regularly, for example in 1876 and 1880. Nuland suffered greatly during the liberation days. It was shelled first by the Allies and later by the Germans during Operation Market Garden. On October 5, 1944, the church tower was blown up and the village was evacuated on October 9. The inhabitants fled to Geffen, which had already been liberated, and then to Oss. On October 22, 1944, the attack on 's-Hertogenbosch was launched and Nuland was liberated by the

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. On October 27, 's-Hertogenbosch also fell into the hands of the Allies. Nuland was a separate municipality until 1993 when it merged with Geffen and Vinkel to create the new municipality of

Maasdonk Maasdonk () is a former municipality in the southern Netherlands that existed from 1993 until January 1, 2015, when it was merged into the existing municipalities of 's-Hertogenbosch and Oss. Population centres * Geffen *Nuland Nuland is a v ...

. This lasted until 2015 when Maasdonk was dissolved, and Nuland became part of

Sint Jozefoord

West of Nuland is a cover sand ridge with heath and drift sand remnants and coniferous forests. There used to be a small castle here, called Duyn en Dael. In 1948 the Sisters of the Choorstraat acquired this Duyn en Dael area. They obtained this site for free from the owner

Wouter Lutkie Wouterus Leonardus Lutkie (23 February 1887 in 's-Hertogenbosch – 23 January 1968 in Nuland) was a Dutch Catholic priest and fascist. Biography Lutkie came from a wealthy business family and initially was influenced by the idealism of Ernest He ...

. In exchange for this gift, the Congregation promised to pay a sum of money to Lutkie every year and to take care of him, together with his friends, the couple Kees Ras and Marie-Ras-van den Eerenbeemt for the rest of their lives, which they did. In 1951 the construction of a monastery with the name Sint Jozefoord started. This was opened in 1952. It was a place of care for elderly religious of this congregation. The architect of this monastery was Jos Schijvens. When the number of sisters declined, women religious from other congregations were also taken in. In 2008, the care institution was also opened to non-religious people and in 2002 there were 115 sisters and 20 non-religious people living there. In 2020, 144 residents live there, 41 of whom are sisters from 12 congregations. The monastery also has a beautiful Monastery Garden. North of Nuland lies the former Maasdijk and to the north of it the Beerse Maas first flowed. This is now low-lying polder land. To the south of Nuland is a low-lying reclamation area called Het Broek, and to the east is agricultural land and the basin of Geffen.

Famous Nulanders

, was a naval officer who served as lieutenant-admiral general in the

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priest and

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Koen van der Biezen Koen van der Biezen (; born 10 July 1985) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently the manager of SV CHC. Career Van der Biezen was born in Nuland Nuland is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch pr ...

is a professional footballer. *

Lambert van Nistelrooij Lambertus Jacobus Jozef van Nistelrooij (born 5 March 1953) is a Dutch politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 till 2019. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, part of the European People's Part ...

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Gallery

1867 Nuland.png, Map of Nuland in 1867 File:Nuland, l'église.JPG, Sint-Jan's-Onthoofdingskerk File:Kasteel van Geffen bij Nuland, RP-T-1918-230A-13(R).jpg, Castle van Geffen File:Nuland, les sables.JPG, Nulandse Heide Villa maasdonk.jpg, Villa Maasdonk, Former monastery Martinushuis

References

Boroughs of 's-Hertogenbosch Populated places in North Brabant Former municipalities of North Brabant Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1993 {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub