A Tale of Two Villages: Broekhuizen en Broekhuizenvorst
The Early Beginnings The Name The Churches The Manor Houses The Van Broekhuysen's The Cannonball Incident Emigration to the USA The Early 20th Century The Liberation The Present Day   About the Author			In the south of the Netherlands two small villages are found: Broekhuizen and Broekhuizenvorst, together forming the Municipality of Broekhuizen.They are situated on the river Maas approximately fifty miles north of Maastricht. On 1 January 2000, the municipality merged with the neighbouring municipalities of Grubbenvorst and Horst into a new municipality called 'Horst aan de Maas'. This website was compiled by Ton Clevis from Broekhuizenvorst, The Netherlands. Send your e-mail with reactions or questions to Ton Clevis.