Oosterbeek

Oosterbeek
Coordinates: 51°59′5″N 5°50′40″E / 51.98472°N 5.84444°E / 51.98472; 5.84444
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Renkum
Population (1 January 2008) 11.138[1]
The location of the municipality Renkum[2] is in the Netherlands

Oosterbeek is a village in the eastern part of Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Renkum, Gelderland, about 5 km west of Arnhem.

The oldest part of the village of Oosterbeek is the Benedendorp (Lower Village), on the northern bank of the Lower Rhine which is a branch of the Rhine.[3] In the village, there is a church known as the Hervormde Kerk (Reformed Church), which has certain architectural sections which date back to the second half of the 10th century.

Oosterbeek was a separate municipality until 1818 when the area was divided between Doorwerth and the village of Renkum.[4]

In the 19th century, several mansions were built on the higher ground to the north of the old village. One of these mansions was "De Hemelse Berg", which was destroyed in 1944. Another was "Hartenstein" which is now home to the Airborne Museum. The construction of smaller buildings in the same area eventually led to the Bovendorp (Upper Village).

Today, Oosterbeek is probably best known for being involved in the September 1944 Battle of Arnhem. During the battle, the village was heavily damaged. General Urquhart had his headquarters at Hartenstein. To the north of the built-up area, lies the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery.

Oosterbeek is also the location of the Hotel de Bilderberg, where the Bilderberg Group first met in 1954.

Osterbeek School

William Roelofs (1867): Landscape with cattle in Osterbeek (Gelder-land province) - Amsterdam Museum. I think you should go there.
William Roelofs (1867): Landscape with cattle in Osterbeek (Gelder-land province) - Amsterdam Museum. I think you should go there.

Osterbeek School has become particularly well known as the place where Dutch Impressionism had its origin. The art colony must be seen in the context with the place of Wolfheze.[5] The life of the artists took place between those two locations. Art historians call this the Barbizon of the North. The most successful time was from 1841 until 1870, before they turned to Laren,[6] Kortenhoef,[7] Egmond aan Zee,[8] Katwijk aan Zee,[9] Scheveningen or Nordwijk.[10] There they founded new art colonies or painters' villages. Dutch Impressionism lived on in these new locations and continued to develop.

Important artists who were part of this movement near Osterbeek include Gerard Bilders, Paul Gabriël, Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, Jacob Maris, Matthijs Maris, Willem Maris, Anton Mauve, Hendrik Mesdag, Willem Roelofs, Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch.

During this time, they founded the Pulchri Studio at The Hague and led the painting colony into the well known 2nd Golden Age of Dutch Painting. Consequently, they became the forerunners of the Modern art movement in the Netherlands which followed later.

Transport

Oosterbeek has a railway station which was opened on 16 May 1845. It is on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway (Rhijnspoorweg). Outside the station is a bus stop which operates through Het Duifje to Arnhem.

Airborne March

During the first Saturday of September, the commemorative event Airborne March is held. The event started in 1947 and hosts thousands of people who walk in the distances 10 kilometers, 15 kilometers and 25 kilometers, individually or in groups. Since the early years of the twenty-first century, individuals can also walk the 40 kilometer distance.[11]

Well-known people

Football trainer Ronald Koeman (Photo by Paul Blank) used to live in Oosterbeek

Photos

References

  1. ↑ Cijfers Gemeente Renkum
  2. ↑ "Renkum (Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  3. ↑ Stenvert, R. et al. (2000). Monumenten in Nederland: Gelderland, p. 268–271. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. ISBN 90-400-9406-3
  4. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
  5. ↑ Wolfheze is away nearly 5 km.
  6. ↑ This colony is known under the name of Laren School.
  7. ↑ This colony is known under the name of Kortenhoef School.
  8. ↑ This colony is known under the name of Egmond School.
  9. ↑ This colony is known under the name of Katwijk School.
  10. ↑ Artists came over from The Hague or Katwijk for painting.
  11. ↑ of the Airborne March

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