Vught
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Vught is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. It is a town where lots of commuters live and has recently been named "Best place to live" by the Dutch magazine Elsevier.
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Population centres
- Cromvoirt, 797 people
- Vught, 24.442 people
Politics
The mayor of the town is Joep Baartmans-van den Boogaart (since 2006). There are several (local) politic parties active in Vught: SP (5 seats) Gemeentebelangen (4 seats), VSA (4 seats), VVD (4 seats), CDA (3 seats), Fractie van Erp (1 seat).World War II
Vught is known for its concentration camp (Herzogenbusch) build by Nazi-Germany during World War II. It was part of camp Herzogenbusch, but usually better known as "Kamp Vught" (Camp Vught). The camp mainly held Dutch and Belgian political prisoners, both men and women. The guard staff included SS men and a few SS women, headed by Oberaufseherin Margarete Gallinat. Suze Arts was distinguished for her cruelty in the camp. Two female overseers included Elisabeth Koorn and Katja Schot. It is now known as National Monument Camp Vught. Vught was freed by Canadians at the end of 2nd World War.Camp nowadays
Since World War II, the barracks of Camp Vught have been assigned to Moluccans, (origin: Indonesia), for use as their living quarters. A prison was build, next to Camp Vught, which was first used for young criminals, but nowadays it is used for criminals requiring a maximum security facility.Landmarks and Nature
Just outside the town border lies the lake IJzeren Man (litterally translated Iron Man). It was named after the machine that dug it in the 19th century. The sand ground was used elsewhere in Netherlands. The lake is about 2 kilometers long, has a small island and is now mainly used for recreation. Vught has a castle, called Maurick, its history goes back till 13th century. In 1629 the castle was occupied by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. Frederick Henry wanted to have the castle as his headquarter for his besiege of Den Bosch. Nowadays the castle is a fancy restaurant.Ewald Marggraff
In the town of Vught lived a rich nobleman, Ewald Marggraff. Ewald was a hermit, possessing a lot of land and buildings, he was constantly at war with the (local) authorities. Ewald had studied law and fought his war with the authorities, mostly because of land issues. Ewald chose to let all his possesions degenerate, which was of course frowned upon by the local authorities. Nature however liked it; animal species were living there that elsewhere were gone; unfortunately his land holdings in and around the town of Vught were never accessible to the general public. On December 7, 2003 Ewald's life ended tragically: Ewald's estate (Zionsburg) burned down and Ewald was found later in the hallway, next to the front door. Ewalds land is now owned by a non-profit organization Marggraff stichting, founded by Ewald's sisters. The organisation has now opened up the land for public access; this has enabled people all around Vught to hike in the forests that were always there but were never accessible before. There are plans to rebuild the estate. In cooperation with SIX Architects BNA from Zeist, The Netherlands, a plan had been made to reconstruct the ruin. These plans are now under consideration by the local authorities.Accommodation
Vught has one motel with 128 rooms, 7 suites and 7 conference rooms.Transportation
Vught has a railway station with connections to Amsterdam/Utrecht via Den Bosch and Maastricht via Eindhoven. Two highways, A2 and A65/N65 are connected to Vught.Famous people born in Vught
- Joost Prinsen (9 June 1942), Actor
External links
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