| Sambeek | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Brabant |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Land van Cuijk |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 12-15 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.72 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2,514 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 5836 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0485 |
| Coordinates: | 51.6333°N 62°W |
Sambeek is a village in the southern Netherlands. It is located in the former municipality of Boxmeer, North Brabant. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.
Sambeek is a linear settlement which developed on the river bank of the Maas in the Early Middle Ages.[3]
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.[3]
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.[3] Sambeek became part of the municipality of Land van Cuijk in 2022.[4]
In January of 2024, the construction began of the 'Duvelshof'. It replaced the St John the Baptist Church and is as of October 2024, completed.