Sambeek

• Name — Sambeek • Type — Village • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Netherlands • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — North Brabant • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Land van Cuijk • Elevation M — 12-15 • Area Total Km2 — 8.72 • Population Total — 2,514 • Population As Of — 2024 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 5836 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Area Code — 0485

Sambeek is a linear settlement which developed on the river bank of the Maas in the Early Middle Ages. The tower of Sambeek is, with its height of 50 meters, the centre of the village. The oldest part of the tower dates from 1486. This tower was a part of the local Roman Catholic church, which was blown up by the Germans in the Second World War. Their plan to blow up the tower failed, it was only slightly damaged. The St John the Baptist Church was built as the replacement of the destroyed church in 1952, but is detached from the tower. The thickest lime tree in the Netherlands stands in the southern part of Sambeek. Its age is estimated at 500. The former Redemptorist monastery was founded in 1874. In 1882, a wing with chapel was added in Renaissance Revival style. Sambeek was home to 703 people in 1840. It was an independent municipality until 1942, when the municipality was divided between Oploo, Sint Anthonis en Ledeacker and Vierlingsbeek. The village was severely damaged in 1944 during World War II. Sambeek became part of the municipality of Land van Cuijk in 2022.

• Illustration — Churchtower (St John the Baptist church) • Illustration — Former monastery of Sambeek • Illustration — The lime tree • Illustration — Ferry across the Meuse In January 2024, the construction began of the 'Duvelshof'. It replaced the St John the Baptist Church and is as of October 2024, completed.