Heilig Landstichting

Village in the municipality of Berg en Dal, Gelderland, Netherlands

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands

Heilig Landstichting (Dutch for Holy Land Foundation) is a village in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Berg en Dal, Gelderland, near Nijmegen. Its best known attraction is the Museumpark Orientalis [nl], the former Holy Land Museum.

History

The Heilig-Landstichting was founded in 1911 to give an overview of the time of the Bible and Palestina. In 1913, construction started, and since 2007 it is called Museumpark Orientalis.^[3] It used to be a little agricultural hamlet called De Ploeg. A village developed around the museum in along the roads.^[4] A convent was constructed in 1915. A basilicum was originally planned, but cancelled.^[5] After World War II, the village developed a more dense core.^[4]

Gallery

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  Cenakel Church
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  Museum entrance
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  Museum pictures
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References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 6564AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
3. "Heilig Landstichting - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
4. "Heilig-Landstichting". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
5. "Heilig Land Stichting". Huis van de Nijmeegse geschiedenis (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 March 2022.