Heythuysen

It was first mentioned in 1383 as Heythusen, and means "houses on the heath". It was located on the road from Venlo to Antwerp,^[3] and between the Bevelandse beek and the Tungelroyse beek.^[4] In 1243, it became a border town for the County of Horne. In 1680, Heythuysen became an independent heerlijkheid.^[3]

The Catholic St Nicolaas Church is a three-aisled church which was built shortly after 1504. In 1847, the current Gothic Revival tower was built. In 1927, the church was enlarged.^[4]

Heythuysen was home to 275 people in 1840.^[5] Until it became a part of Leudal on 1 January 2007, Heythuysen was a separate municipality, including the villages of Baexem, Grathem and Kelpen-Oler.^[5] Heythuysen is home of the Grand Café Tom Tom.

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  Windmill: de Sint Antoniusmolen
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  Building in Heythuysen
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  St Nicolaas Church
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  School in Heythuysen