Dieden

Dieden is a small village Dutch commune of Oss in the province of the Brabant-Septentrional . Dieden counts 209 inhabitants in 2005.

The name

The name of Dieden was sometimes Dichden , Diechden , Diegden and Dieten . The word Dichden comes from the dic = dam and den = place inhabited : a place inhabited against the dam. It is about the dam of left bank of the Meuse.

Administrative

In the past, Dieden was a seigniory of the Pays between the Meuse and the Waal in the county, later Duché of Gueldre. Under Napoleon, Dieden is transferred in 1810 to the Brabant-Septentrional department of (become province then) to form with Demen and Langel the old commune of Dieden, Demen in Langel or Dieden a.c. (= cum year ), which has its turn was annexed by the old commune of Ravenstein. Exceptional fact, Ravenstein chose to freely stick in 2003 to the commune of Oss.

Church and religion

Dieden already has with the VIII {E}} century a égise or vault under the patronage of Saint Laurent. With the XIII {E} century one increases it and in XVe century, one remakes it and one adds a tower to it. Towards 1600, during the Guerre Eighty Year old (1568 - 1648) the church is given to the Protesting S and the Catholique S find for their devotions an asylum in the church of Demen. A statue, known as miraculous, from Notre-Dame is then transferred to Demen. The two localities disputed the care for this statue and brought each quantity of flowers. The priest, tired of the every day to cart faded flowers, hid the statue and did not leave it any more but for the processions. The church, become again catholic, was unused since years and fell towards 1960 gradually in ruin. The building was restored and accommodates currently a workshop of artist.

Others

In the church is the tomb stone of Henri Singerdonck, one of the last inhabitants of the castle of Dieden. The castle is cut down towards 1876, but one always sees fossées, the head of the bridge, a cattle shed and the handing-over, and a be leading to the house, said of the manager .

External bonds

Official site of the commune of Ose
site of the Circle of the Inheritance, Ravenstein
Dieden

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