Raamsdonksveer is a town in the Dutch municipality of

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. It lies on the east side of the Donge River, opposite Geertruidenberg. It is a regional center of commerce and industry. Raamsdonksveer lies between

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and Hank

History

The village of Raamsdonksveer was first mentioned between 1649 and 1672 as "'t Ransdoncx Veer", which means the ferry of Raamsdonk. It developed around the ferry over the Donge which formed part of the road from

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. In 1336, the

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monastery Het Hollandse Huis was founded near the village, but was destroyed during the

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at the end of the 16th century. The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church in

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style, which was built in 1860. The former water tower was built in 1925. In 1988, office buildings were added near the base of the tower. Raamsdonksveer was home to 1,856 people in 1840. In 1886, a railway station opened on the Langstraat Line ( connecting

Lage Zwaluwe Lage Zwaluwe is a village in the municipality Drimmelen, North Brabant, the Netherlands. The Lage Zwaluwe railway station and the Moerdijk bridges lie to the west of the village. History The village was first mentioned in as 1291 Zwaluwe, and ...

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). But it was closed in 1950. Raamsdonksveer was part of the municipality of Raamsdonk until 1996, when it was merged into

Gallery

File:Raamsdonksveer - RM520053.jpg, Dutch Reformed church File:Raamsdonksveer - RM520056.jpg, House in Raamsdonksveer File:Raamsdonkveer - Maasdijk 9.jpg, Villa in Raamsdonksveer File:Grote Kerkstraat, Raamsdonksveer.jpg, Street in Raamsdonksveer

References

{{Commons category, position=left Populated places in North Brabant Geertruidenberg