Oirsbeek
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Oirsbeek is a village in the southeast of the Netherlands, part of the municipality of Schinnen. Oirsbeek has about 4000 inhabitants.
The Sint Lambertuskerk, a Roman Catholic Church, was built in 1951 by Frits Peutz on the remains of two older churches: the original church built in 1514 and a second church built in 1830.
[edit] Hells Angels
Until 2004 a famous chapter of the Hells Angels Holland, The Nomads, had its clubhouse in Oirsbeek. On February 11th 2004 the chairman and 2 members were killed by the other members in the clubhouse. The dead bodies were found back 2 days later in a small river near Echt-Susteren. This tragedy was worldnews for some time. Many Hells Angels from all over the world came to the funeral of the three members in Sittard. The event was broadcasted live on Dutch television.
[edit] External links
- Village of Oirsbeek — Dutch
- Oeësjbik — Dutch
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