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| postal2_code_type = Postcode | postal2_code = 5469 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 0413 | blank3_name_sec1 = Major roads | blank3_info_sec1 = N279, N616 }} Erp is a town in the southern Netherlands. It is located in the province of North Brabant, between 's-Hertogenbosch and Eindhoven. Before 1994, Erp was a municipality consisting of the town of Erp and the villages of Boerdonk and Keldonk, however after that year due to government reorganization, the municipality of Erp merged with the municipality of Veghel, to form one municipality under the latter's name. The area of the former municipality of Erp has a population of 6,663. The current municipality of Veghel has a population of 37,655. The municipality of Veghel consists of the towns of Veghel & Erp and the villages of Boerdonk, Keldonk, Mariaheide, Zijtaart and Eerde. The town of Veghel is located a mere 3 miles northwest of Erp and other neighboring towns include Uden (north), Boekel (east), Gemert (southeast), Beek en Donk (south), and Sint-Oedenrode (west). The town hall of Erp dates from 1791. It lost its main function when Erp was annexed to the municipality of Veghel in 1994. Both the town hall and the Saint Servatius Church are on the national list of historic preservation. ==History== The earliest traces of habitation in Erp and its immediate surroundings are found on the town’s southeast side, on the road to Gemert near the Aa River. According to A. Meuwese, local farmers found several funerary vessels from around 300 B.C. in the early 20th century. Gallic tribes that inhabited the region placed the ashes and remains of their deceased in these vessels and buried them in the many funerary fields. Some funerary fields were located in this particular area and A. Meuwese mentions that a small “heathen” temple supposedly stood at a past bend in the Aa River, but it had been swallowed by the river. The story goes that on Christmas night, one can hear church bells ring at this location. Similar stories have been reported near other funerary fields. In addition to Gallic pottery, traces of Roman pottery were found. The Roman items are of a later period than the Gallic and are recognizable by their thickness and curled edges. The area around Erp was inhabited by the Menapii tribe, who roamed the area south of the Rhine River, north of the Ardennes and the Morini tribe, north and west of the Eburones tribe, west of the Meuse River, and east of the North Sea. Erp is mentioned since the 12th century, as property of a noble family. In earlier records, dating from 1134, Erthepe is mentioned and it is assumed that this is Erp. The first priest in the parish is mentioned in 1360. During this era, Erp was part of the Duchy of Brabant. In 1579, seven Northern Dutch provinces declared their independence, while Brabant remained part of the Spain of Philip II, son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. In 1648, the Peace of Westphalia, concluded the Eighty Years' War (Tachtigjarige Oorlog) of the Northern Dutch provinces against the Habsburgs. Brabant was separated and the current North Brabant was incorporated in the newly established, independent country of the Netherlands, while the larger southern parts of Antwerp and Brabant remained under Spanish Habsburg rule until 1713. After the ravage of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Europe, at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Brabant was reunited in the newly established Kingdom of the Netherlands. This only lasted until 1830, when Belgium declared their independence from the Netherlands and Brabant was divided between the two countries. In 1940 Erp was occupied by German troops. In 1944, paratroopers participating in the largest airborne operation in history Operation Market Garden liberated Erp and its surroundings. The liberated strip from Eindhoven to Arnhem was later nicknamed Hell's Highway. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Erp, Netherlands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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