Venray (gemeente)

Geschiedenis

Venray is a municipality and a city in Limburg, the Netherlands.The municipality of Venray consists of 14 towns over an area of 146 km², with 43,494 inhabitants as of July 2016. About 30,000 of those inhabitants live in the city of Venray; the other 13,000 live in one of the 13 surrounding towns. After Venlo, Venray is the second city in northern Limburg.Populated places Beek - hamlet Blitterswijck - village Castenray - village Geijsteren Heide - village Leunen Merselo Oirlo Oostrum Smakt Venray - city Veulen - village Vredepeel - village with military base Wanssum - village Ysselsteyn - villageMental HospitalsIn 1905, the Sint Servatius mental hospital for males was built by the Brothers of Charity. The first patients arrived in 1907. In 1906, the Sint Anna mental hospital for women was built by the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary. The first patients arrived in 1909. In 1969, management of the mental hospitals was transferred to two separate foundations. Both mental hospitals have had a big impact on Venray from cultural, religious and employment perspectives that lasts up to today. Nowadays, both mental hospitals are managed by GGZ Noord- en Midden-Limburg.