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Village in North Brabant, Netherlands
Wanroij
Village
Wind mill De Hamse molenWind mill De Hamse molen
Wanroij is located in North BrabantWanroijWanroijLocation in the province of North Brabant in the NetherlandsShow map of North BrabantWanroij is located in NetherlandsWanroijWanroijWanroij (Netherlands)Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°39′22″N 5°49′12″E / 51.65611°N 5.82000°E / 51.65611; 5.82000
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityLand van Cuijk
Area
 • Total20.56 km (7.94 sq mi)
Elevation14 m (46 ft)
Population
 • Total2,940
 • Density140/km (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code5446
Dialing code0485

Wanroij is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the former municipality of Sint Anthonis, about 9 km west of the town of Boxmeer.

Wanroij was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became part of Sint Anthonis.

Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.

History

The name Wanroij was found first in 1265. A person called Bertradis van Wanrode signed, together with son Johan, a certificate.

From the French period on Wanroij was an individual municipality. In 1942 it was expanded with the villages Rijkevoort and Landhorst [nl]. In 1994 the area became part of a larger municipality, the municipality of Sint Anthonis. Rijkevoort then became part of the municipality of Boxmeer.

The church in Wanroij was named after the Pope Cornelius. Until 1994 Cornelius was represented in the flag of the municipality.

For a long period of time Wanroij was very isolated. Around 1850 the infrastructure developed a lot. The first street lanterns were placed in 1922. The first road which was not just a path to other villages was made in 1922, going from Wanroij to Haps.

Gallery

  • Storage shed Storage shed
  • Sculpture in the square Sculpture in the square
  • Clergy house Clergy house

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 5446AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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