Arcen_en_Velden

Arcen en Velden

Arcen en Velden

Former Municipality in Limburg, Netherlands

Arcen en Velden (Dutch: [ˈɑrsə(n) ɛn ˈvɛldə(n)] ⓘ; Limburgish: Árse en Velde) is a former town and former municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, now part of the municipality and city of Venlo. It is situated in the province of Limburg.

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History

The villages which now form Arcen en Velden have been occupied or ruled by different countries over the centuries, including Spain during the Eighty Years' War, Prussia,[1] Austria, and France during the reign of Napoleon. From 1830 until 1839, the villages together with most of Limburg were a part of the newly independent Belgium.[2] Since 1839, it is part of the Netherlands.[3] As of 1 January 2010, the (now former) municipality of Arcen en Velden, has become incorporated with the municipality and city of Venlo, situated to the south of the (now former) town.

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Notes

  1. [1]
    Vrielinck, Sven (2000). De territoriale indeling van België (1795-1963). Vol. 1. Leuven: Leuven University Press. p. 274. ISBN 978-90-6186-938-2. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  2. [2]
    op den Camp, Rico (1993). "Towards one nation". Images of the nation: different meanings of Dutchness 1870-1940. Rodopi. p. 84. ISBN 978-90-5183-430-7. Retrieved 20 November 2009. Between 1830 and 1839, the year of the final settlement of the Dutch-Belgian border dispute, Limburg was under Belgian rule, except for the city of Maastricht, which was held by a Dutch garrison.
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