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Uden | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Area - Land - Water | 67.50 kmē 67.50 kmē 0 kmē |
| Population 2003 - Density | 40,108 594/kmē |
Uden is a municipality and a town in the province of Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Tie of friendship with the German city of Lippstadt.
The first time Uden is mentioned around 1190 as "Uthen". However first settlements are dating back from ancient times and are founded around nowadays Moleneind, Vorstenburg and Bitswijk areas. Near the hamlet Slabroek a Gallo-Germanic urnfield was discovered. Since 1324 Uden was ruled by the house Valkenburg and became a part of the Land van Ravenstein . After 1397 Uden became part of the German county of Cleves. Uden did not suffer heavily from the Eighty Years' War, which came over the Netherlands. The village gained religious freedom in 1631. As a result the order of the Kruisheren came to the municipality in 1638, after they had fled from 's-Hertogenbosch during oppression by the protestant Dutch. In 1713 members of the covenant of the Bridgettines fled from the Brabant of the States area too and founded a new abbey near the town of Uden. When the peace of Munster in 1648 made an end to the religious wars in Europe, Uden didn't came part of the Dutch republic and became an heaven of religious tolerance. As a result the oppressed catholics of nearby villages Veghel, Nistelrode and Erp founded little churches at the municipality-boundaries. During the period 1648-1795 Uden became prosperious due to her weekly markets. In 1746 the village was almost destroyed by a heavy fire.
In 1795 it was done with the special rights. Uden was taken by the French troops and it became a part of the Dutch republic. Since 1810 part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Since the mid 19th century Uden became more and more poorer as a result of the concurrence of the surrounding former Brabant of the States villages who gained their freedom back again. Since that time large emigrations to Wisconsin and other parts of the United States. In 1845 the Order of the Ursulines founded a monastry in Uden. After 1860 the famous cherry-period started in Uden, when the village specialised in the grow of cherries. In 1886 the old Petrus-church was demolished by fire and replaced by a new large church.
During World War IWorld War I (also known as the First World War , the Great War the War of the Nations and the "War to End All Wars") was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to 1918. No previous conflict had mobilized so many soldiers, or involved so many in the field of (in whom the Netherlands stayed neutral) North Brabant was flooded by Belgian refugees. A refugeecamp was erected at Vluchtoord in Uden, where several thousands of Flemish refugees found home til 1918Events January January 8 President Woodrow Wilson announces his " Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I. February February 3 The Twin Peaks Tunnel begins service in San Francisco as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world (11,920 feet long)..
Uden was visited by WilhelminaQueen Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Orange-Nassau ( August 31, 1880 November 28, 1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948 and Queen Mother from 1948 to 1962. She was the daughter of King William III and his second wife Queen Emma. Her childhood wa, queen of the Netherlands after it had been plagued by the cycloondisaster of 1925.
Since the 1950's Uden became a developmentcentre, as it heavily needed new grow. Some industries were placed and Uden became a regional centre.
Due to her enormous grow, very little is left of the old villagecharacter.
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