Veghel

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Veghel is a town and a former municipality in the southern Netherlands. On 1 January 2017 Veghel, together with Schijndel and Sint-Oedenrode, merged into a new municipality called Meierijstad creating the largest municipality of the province North-Brabant in terms of land area. ()

Alternative names: Population: 25.4 thous.Coordinates: 51°36'55"N, 5°32'41"E

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Noord-BrabantNetherlands

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Veghel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kasteel Heeswijk, Uden War Cemetery, Kasteel Henkenshage, Berne Abbey.

5.2 miNW
11th-century castle and museum
Kasteel Heeswijk
134 min walk • Nestled in the lush, green heart of the Brabant countryside in the Netherlands, Kasteel Heeswijk emerges as an architectural gem with a storied past. This imposing 11th-century fortress turned museum is not only a testament to medieval architecture but also a treasure...
4.4 miNE
Memorial
Uden War Cemetery, Uden
113 min walk • The Uden War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Uden, the Netherlands. It was established in 1960 and is home to 703 graves from the Second World War.
5.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Kasteel Henkenshage, Sint-Oedenrode
139 min walk • Henkenshage is a notable building located in the municipality of Meierijstad in the Netherlands. It is a former fortified farmhouse, known in the 14th century as a Strijpe or Streepe. The building, often mistaken for a castle, is not a real castle but rather a manor house.
4.1 miNW
Monastery
Berne Abbey
105 min walk • Berne Abbey, a Dutch abbey of the Premonstratensians, or Norbertines, in Heeswijk, North Brabant, is the oldest extant religious community in the Netherlands. It has 27 brothers and priests. The community publishes a bi-monthly magazine called Berne. Since March 2007, Ward Cortvriendt has been the 70th abbot.
4.3 miW
Windmill
Aan de Pegstukken
109 min walk • Aan de Pegstukken is a windmill located on De Pegstukken 27 in Schijndel, North Brabant, Netherlands. Built in 1845 on an artificial hill, the windmill functioned as a gristmill.
4.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Moerkuilen
105 min walk • The Moerkuilen are, along with the Dommelbeemden a forestry area in a bend of the Dommel river north east of Nijnsel in Meierijstad. It is located at the Lieshoutse Dijk, not far from the A50 motorway. The protected area measures over 100 acres and connects with the Vresselse Bossen in the south.
4.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Vresselse Bossen
125 min walk • East of the village of Nijnsel and the hamlet of Vressel, both in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands, is the location of the Vresselse bossen or Vresselsche Bosch. The Vresselse Bossen is a forest area of 241 ha. It is owned and managed by the National Forest Service. The forest is named after the nearby hamlet of Vressel.
~1100 ftNW
Church
Sint-Lambertuskerk
6 min walk • The Sint-Lambertuskerk in Veghel is a large three-aisled cross basilica in neo-Gothic style. The church was designed by Pierre Cuypers and was built between 1856 and 1862. In 1863 the church was consecrated by archbishop-metropolitan Joannes...
4.3 miNE
51°39'48"N • 5°36'36"E
De Pul Uden, Uden
111 min walk • Bars and clubs, Nightlife, Jazz club
2.3 miNW
Windmill
Kilsdonkse Molen
59 min walk • The Kilsdonk Mill is a unique combination of a water-flown corn mill and a water-driven oil mill. The corn mill has a conical lower part with an almost cylindrical part above it, which was restored with white IJssel stones during the restoration.
4.2 miNE
Church
Sint-Petrus' Stoel van Antiochiëkerk, Uden
107 min walk • Saint Peter's Chair of Antioch Church, also known as Saint Peter's Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the Dutch town of Uden. The church is dedicated to the Cathedra of the holy apostle Peter.