Liempde

Liempde is a village in the Netherlands in the municipality Boxtel. Annually the Flevo Christian music festival is held here. In 2005 the event What the Hack took place in Liempde.

Liempde
Village
House in Liempde
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Coordinates: 51°35′N 5°20′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Boxtel
Area [1]
• Total	1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	4,080
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5298[1]
Dialing code	0411
Major roads	A2
Website	www.liempde.info

Liempde is situated in the center of the Dutch province North Brabant in the valley of the Dommel. It lies in the center of the triangle formed by 's-Hertogenbosch, Tilburg and Eindhoven. Until the end of the nineteenth century it was a dark and diffuse area. The economy was mostly based on the production of wooden shoes. Today a few of these manufacturers still exist. In the beginning of the twentieth century Philips changed Eindhoven in the 'city of lights'. In Liempde this turned the darkness into a gloom. Each year at second Easter day the people celebrate the 'coming of the gloom' by a manifestation called 'Boeremèrt'. That day the entire village returns to the 'era of the coming of the light'. Storytellers, musicians, old policemen seem to return from their graves. Stories are told about their ancestors—like the famous Neighbour Piet and the unforgettable Jan Pieters—and about the secret cave near the Dommel.

Liempde was a separate municipality until 1996 when it became part of Boxtel.^[3]

Gallery

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  Catholic church
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  Farm in Liempde
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  Farm in Liempde
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  House in Liempde

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 5298AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.