Oeffelt

Oeffelt
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Coordinates: 51°41′N 5°56′E / 51.683°N 5.933°E / 51.683; 5.933
Country	Netherlands
Province	Noord-Brabant
Municipality	Boxmeer
Population (1 January 2009)	2,340

Oeffelt is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Boxmeer, about 5 km north of the town of Boxmeer.

Oeffelt was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became part of Boxmeer.^[1] The first time Oeffelt was mentioned was in a document in 1075, in this document Oeffelt is mentioned as Uflo. This could be a combination from the Keltish words Uffa (water) and Ten (settlement), so a settlement by the meuse river.

References

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Oeffelt". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

Coordinates: 51°42′N 5°57′E / 51.7°N 5.95°E / 51.7; 5.95