Uden (pronunciation (help· info)) is a municipality and a town in the province of Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Uden, from Dutch wikipedia This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... North Brabant (Dutch: Noord-Brabant) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Statistics Netherlands is a Dutch governmental institution that gathers statistical information about the Netherlands. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Time zones of Europe: Pale colours indicate countries without daylight saving Central European Summer Time (CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... Image File history File links 228_Uden. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... North Brabant (Dutch: Noord-Brabant) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west. ...

Tie of friendship with the German city of Lippstadt. Lippstadt is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

Population centres

• Odiliapeel
• Uden
• Volkel

The town of Uden

History

Uden is first recorded around 1190 as “Uthen”. However, earlier settlements have been found in the areas of the modern day Moleneind, Vorstenburg and Bitswijk and evidence of ice-age settlements has been found near the hamlet of Slabroek. From 1324 Uden was ruled by the Valkenburg house and became a part of the Land van Ravenstein. After 1397 it became a part of the German duchy of Cleves. Uden was hardly affected by the Eighty Years' War and gained religious freedom in 1631. A result of this was the establishment in the municipality of the Kruisheren, who fled from Protestant Dutch oppression in 's-Hertogenbosch in 1638. After the peace of Munster in 1648, Uden remained outside the Dutch republic and was a haven of religious tolerance and Catholics from the nearby villages of Veghel, Nistelrode and Erp were able to build churches at the municipality’s boundaries. The period of 1648-1795 saw an increase in prosperity due to the weekly markets, however, the village was almost destroyed by a fire in 1746. Valkenburg aan de Geul - a town in the Netherlands. ... The Duchy of Cleves (Herzogtum Kleve) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany (part of North Rhine-Westphalia) and the Netherlands (parts of Limburg, Noord-Brabant and Gelderland). ... Combatants Dutch rebels Spanish Empire The Eighty Years War, or Dutch Revolt (1568[1]–1648), was the revolt of the Seventeen Provinces in the Netherlands against the Spanish (Habsburg) Empire. ... This article deals with the Anglican Benedictine monastic community known as the Order of the Holy Cross. ... s-Hertogenbosch (literally The Dukes Forest in Dutch; translated in French as Bois-le-Duc), unofficially also called Den Bosch, is a municipality in the Netherlands, the capital of the province of North Brabant. ... Ratification of the Treaty of Münster The Peace of Westphalia refers to the pair of treaties (the Treaty of Münster and the Treaty of Osnabrück) signed in October and May 1648 which ended both the Thirty Years War and the Eighty Years War. ... Map of Dutch Republic by Joannes Janssonius United Netherlands redirects here. ... Veghel (pronounced ) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... // Area Erp is a relatively small town in the Netherlands the east of the Dutch province of North Brabant. ...

In 1795 Uden was taken by French troops and incorporated into the Dutch republic and has been a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since 1810. From then on Uden’s wealth diminished mainly due to competition from the neighbouring Brabant villages, resulting in emigration to Wisconsin and other parts of the United States. The Dominican missionary, Father Theodore Van de Broek led a group in 1848 from Uden to Little Chute, Wisconsin, beginning a pattern of immigration to northeast Wisconsin that would last until the early twentieth century. The village began to specialise in the growth of cherries from 1860 onwards and in 1886 the old Petrus-church was demolished by fire and replaced by a new larger one. Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42°30N to 47°3N  - Longitude 86°49W to 92°54W Population  Ranked... Location of Little Chute, Wisconsin Little Chute water tower One of four dams on the Fox River in Little Chute, Wisconsin Little Chute is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. ...

During World War I (in which the Netherlands stayed neutral) North Brabant was inundated by Belgian refugees. A refugee camp was erected at Vluchtoord in Uden, which housed several thousand Flemish refugees until 1918. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...

Uden was visited by Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands after it had been struck by a cyclone in 1925 which caused much devastation. For other uses, see Wilhelmina (disambiguation). ...

Since the 1950s Uden has become a centre of development, providing much needed economic growth. Uden has now become a regional centre. Due to the growth, very little is left of the old village character.

Shortly after the assassination of Theo van Gogh in Amsterdam, an Islamic school in Uden 'Bedir' was burnt down. Since that incident Uden's residents have taken up the task of investigating and re-evaluating the local education system during and out of schoolhours. Theo (or Theodore or Theodorus) van Gogh may refer to one of the following members of the Dutch van Gogh family: Theodorus van Gogh (1822-1885), father of Vincent van Gogh Theo van Gogh (art dealer) (1857-1890), brother of Vincent van Gogh Theo van Gogh (film director) (1957-2004...

Places of interest

Church of Sint-Petrus

• church of Sint-Petrus stoel
• chapel of the Kruisheren
• monastery of the Ursulines
• monastery of the Kruisheren
• Brigitinesse abbey of Maria Refugie
• World War II cemetery
• Mill of Jettens

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (533x768, 82 KB) Summary Uden: RK kerk Sint Petrus Stoel te Antiochië, een kerk in neo-romanogotische stijl naar een ontwerp van architect C. Weber met twee torens en een grote vieringkoepel. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (533x768, 82 KB) Summary Uden: RK kerk Sint Petrus Stoel te Antiochië, een kerk in neo-romanogotische stijl naar een ontwerp van architect C. Weber met twee torens en een grote vieringkoepel. ...

People from Uden

U.S. international football (soccer) player Earnie Stewart was born and raised in Uden. First international Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada  (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official:  Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Biggest win USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands  (Mission Viejo, CA, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador  (Los Angeles, CA, USA; December 5, 1993) USA... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Earnie Stewart (born March 28, 1969 in Veghel, Netherlands) is an American soccer player who was a regular midfielder for the U.S. national team from 1990s until his retirement in 2005. ...

Producer Cilia van Dijk, born on 22 November 1941 was born and raised in Uden, she was in 1985 the winner of an Oscar for producing the short animated movie "Anna and Bella"

Erik van Lieshout and Angelique Bisschops, born 19 November 1970 and 29 Januari 1972 became 7 times Dutch Champion and 4 time Champion of the Benelux in Latin And Ballroom Dancing. Anglique got maried and got two children now. Erik went to live in Zurich and startet a successful dancing career there. They started there career at "Verhoeven Dancestudio".

Stijn Koppelmans & Hanneke Ramakers are nearly famous citizens of Uden. They were the first in Uden to start a Cherry Orchard. They helped the community rebuild after the attacks from german troops. In Uden's city hall, paintings are visible of these two heroes since 1980.

Mark Baars, born 27 November 1970 in Uden, is one of the Dutch pioneers in podcasting. He does freelance work for TV and film and appeared as an extra on Gooische Vrouwen, the Dutch counterpart of Desperate Housewives, written by Linda de Mol. An orange square with waves indicates that an RSS feed is present on a web page. ... Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, that began airing on October 3, 2004 on ABC. It is the most popular show in its demographic worldwide, with an audience of approximately 119 million viewers,[1] and it has won Emmy and Golden Globe awards. ... Linda de Mol entering the set of Miljoenenjacht. ...

Arnold Verhoeven, born on the 1st of January 1955 in Uden, succeeded his parents footsteps as a danceteacher and achieved a national reputation as producer and host of the popular televisionprogram Avro's Danstest. He became an international adjudicator and trainer of many successful dancers. After 25 years of dancing he switched his career and moved to the French Riviera to start a hotel in Cannes, Hotel Thomas.He wrote three successful books about his personal experiences and also a popular travelguide on the French Riviera.In the meantime he started an internetcompany creating many websites aimed at the French market.Growing over 3 million visitors per month www.marche.fr became his most successful website. Arnold Verhoeven is married to Debby de Haan, they have two daughters, Sophie and Romée, and he has one daughter, Joyce, from his first marriage. He still lives in the South of France.

Odiliapeel

In the 1920s people started to cultivate the massive heathlands in the eastern part of the municipality, called "De Peel". In 1922 a new village was built, called Terraveen and later renamed Odiliapeel.

Volkel

In 1855 the village of Volkel founded its own parish.

Airbase Volkel

An F-16 being towed into a shelter at Volkel Air Base

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History

The Germans started construction of the airport (Flugplatz Volkel) in 1940 after they captured Uden. No. 122 Wing of the British Royal Air Force moved into Volkel in December 1944 following the advance of British troops into the Netherlands after D-Day. French ace Pierre Clostermann, at the time a flight commander in 122 Wing, provides a detailed and insightful description of operations from Volkel in early 1945 in his book The Big Show. In the 1950s Volkel served as a training camp for the Dutch Marine Corps before they were sent overseas to Dutch New Guinea. After the loss of New Guinea to Indonesia the Marine Corps left Volkel and turned the area over to the Air Force. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... Pierre Clostermann, DFC and bar (February 28, 1921 – March 22, 2006) was a French pilot, flying ace, author, engineer, politician, and sport fisherman. ... Year 1945and died 2007 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Present

Airbase Volkel is one of the three Main Operating Bases (MOB's) of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Its military population has to be estimated at 1500 pers. The base is currently hosting: 311, 312, 313 multirole Sqn and 306 training Sqn all equipped with F-16. Supporting units are: 900 maintenance Sqn, 901 transport and storage Sqn, 902 support Sqn, 601 reserve Sqn, 640 base Sqn and 703 USAF munition support sqn. Image:Flag of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. ... The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a modern multi-role jet fighter aircraft built in the United States and used by dozens of countries all over the world. ...

On the base are still located both the hardened former nuclear QRA alert facility and the former igloo Weapon Storage Area, now transformed into a conventional weapon storage.

The base hosts 32 above-ground Protective Aircraft Shelters (PAS). 11 of these are equipped with underground nuclear weapon vaults with a capacity for a total of 44 B61 nuclear bombs (types 4 and 10; variable yield 0.3 − 170 kt). Though the Ministry of Defense denies this the fact is that at present still 22 B61's are fully operational at Volkel Airbase. These weapons are located among others in the shelters 532 534 and 540 according to USAF NSI reports. These standoff weapons are deployed by the USAF in the Netherlands under a nuclear sharing treaty, for delivery by Dutch F-16s. 703 MUNSS (USAF Munition Support Squadron) is with 135 personnel responsible for physical security, maintenance and logistics of these special weapons, for the Weapon Storage Security System W3S and for the handover to the Dutch if ordered by the U.S. National Command Authority. [1] [2] [3]. See also Netherlands and weapons of mass destruction. A Hardened Aircraft Shelter (HAS), or Protective Aircraft Shelter (PAS), is a structure which houses and protects military aircraft from enemy attack. ... B61 bomb in various stages of assembly. ... // The explosive yield of a nuclear weapon is the amount of energy discharged when the weapon is detonated, expressed usually in the equivalent mass of trinitrotoluene (TNT), either in kilotons (thousands of tons of TNT) or megatons (million of tons of TNT), but sometimes also in terajoules (1 kiloton of... Nuclear sharing is a concept in NATOs policy of nuclear deterrence, which involves member countries without nuclear weapons of their own in the planning for the use of nuclear weapons by NATO, and in particular provides for the armed forces of these countries to be involved in delivering these... Weapon Storage Security System (W3S) This is a marking for the vaults made into the floors of Protective Aircraft Shelters {PAS) on several US and NATO bases all over the world. ... Although the Netherlands do not have weapons of mass destruction made by itself. ...

See also

• nl:Vliegbasis Volkel (in Dutch)http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vliegbasis_Volkel

External links

• Official website city of Uden
• Official website Volkel Airbase

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