Oploo

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands

51°36′32″N 5°52′25″E / 51.60889°N 5.87361°E / 51.60889; 5.87361CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantMunicipalityLand van CuijkArea

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• Total21.43 km² (8.27 sq mi)Elevation

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18 m (59 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,895 • Density88/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

5841^[1]

Dialing code0485

Oploo is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the former municipality of Sint Anthonis. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.

History

Oploo developed in the valley of a brook in the 12th or 13th century. There used to be two castle near Oploo, but both have disappeared. Of Bekenstein castle a farm remains with 16th century elements.^[3]

The grist mill De Korenbloem was moved to Oploo in 1843. It was known to be in 's-Hertogenbosch before 1663. The wind mill was in use until 1952. The municipality received the wind mill in emphyteusis in 1966, and later became full owner. It was restored the same year and is occasionally in use.^[4]

Oploo was a separate municipality until 1821, when it merged with Sint Anthonis en Ledeacker to form the new municipality of Oploo, Sint Anthonis en Ledeacker.^[5] Oploo was home to 482 people in 1840.^[6] In 2022, it became part of the municipality of Land van Cuijk.^[6]

Gallery

Church in Oploo
Farm in Oploo
Map of 1865

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 5841AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Oploo (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "De Korenbloem". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Oploo". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.