Broekhuizen

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'.
Map


This website was compiled by Ton Clevis from Broekhuizenvorst, The Netherlands. Send your e-mail with reactions or questions to Ton Clevis.