Uden, Village and cadastral entity in North Brabant, Netherlands.
Uden is a village in North Brabant in the southern Netherlands, set within a landscape of forests and heathlands. The town center is organized around Marktstraat, where shops, restaurants, and a weekly Saturday market bring daily activity to the area.
The name Uthen appears in records from around 1190, though people had lived near Slabroek since Ice Age times. The area became part of the Land van Ravenstein in the early 1300s, marking a turning point in its development as a regional center.
The Museum of Religious Art, housed in a former convent, displays religious objects from many centuries of local spiritual life. Walking through these rooms, you can see how faith shaped both everyday items and artistic expression in the community.
The town center is easy to navigate on foot, with Marktstraat serving as your main reference point. The surrounding landscape makes for pleasant walking or cycling through forests and open heathland if you want to explore beyond the center.
A meteorite weighing 720 grams fell into a field in 1840, nearly striking workers who were digging for peat. This rare event ranks as one of the most remarkable astronomical incidents ever recorded in the region.
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