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((Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name1       = [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]]
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[[File:Venray, Onze Lieve Vrouw van Zeven Smarten of Paterskerk RM524009 foto11 2017-05-17 17.43.jpg|Church: de Onze Lieve Vrouw van Zeven Smarten of Paterskerk|thumb|250px]]
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'''Venray''' or '''Venraij''' (((IPA-nl|ʋɛnˈraːi|pron|167 Venray.ogg)); ((lang-li|Venroj))) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and a [[city]] in [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]], the [[Netherlands]].

The municipality of Venray consists of 14 towns over an area of ((cvt|165|km²)), with 43,494 inhabitants as of July 2016.<ref name="pop"/> About 30,000 of those inhabitants live in the city of Venray; the other 13,000 live in one of the 13 surrounding towns.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.venray.nl/Configuratie/Ondersteunende_navigatie_header/English/Welcome_to_Venray|title=Welcome to Venray - Gemeente Venray|access-date=2016-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601223343/https://www.venray.nl/Configuratie/Ondersteunende_navigatie_header/English/Welcome_to_Venray|archive-date=2016-06-01|url-status=dead))</ref>

== Topography ==
[[File:Venray-stad-2014Q1.jpg|275px|thumb| ''Dutch topographic map of Venray (town), Dec. 2013'']]
* ''Dutch topographic map of Venray (town), Dec. 2013''

== Populated places ==
((columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* [[Beek, Venray|Beek]] - hamlet 
* [[Blitterswijck]] - village
* [[Castenray]] - village
* [[Geijsteren]]
* [[Heide, Venray|Heide]] - village
* Leunen
* [[Merselo]]
* [[Oirlo]]
* [[Oostrum Lb|Oostrum]]
* [[Smakt]]
* Venray - town
* [[Veulen]] - village
* [[Vredepeel]] - village with military base
* [[Wanssum]] - village
* [[Ysselsteyn]] - village
))

== Mental hospitals ==
In 1905, the Sint Servatius mental hospital for men 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.

Venray also hosts one of 12 mental hospitals in the Netherlands, [[De Rooyse Wissel]], that house people assigned to mental treatment as a measure by the courts.

== St. Peter in Chains Church ==
The [[Liberation of Saint Peter|St. Peter ad Vincula]] church in Venray hosts one of the largest late medieval collections of wooden [[sculpture]]s that survived the [[iconoclasm]] of the [[protestant reformation]] in the Netherlands. The church itself was originally built in the 15th century in the [[gothic architecture|gothic]] style. It was rebuilt after extensive damage following the [[World War II]] [[Battle of Overloon]].

== World War II ==
[[File:Begraafplaats Ysselsteyn 1.jpg|thumb|German war cemetery]]
Towards the end of World War II there were a lot of battles in and around Venray, damaging large parts of the center of Venray. One of the more famous battles around Venray is the [[Battle of Overloon]]. One of the biggest tank battles between the Germans and [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] was fought in October 1944 in Overloon, resulting in hundreds of casualties on both sides. Venray was not liberated until 1945. Venray is also famous for its German War Cemetery, as it is the only German war cemetery in the Netherlands. 31,598 German soldiers are buried at this cemetery.

== Economy ==
*Inalfa: Venray hosts the head-office and a [[manufacturing]] plant of [[Inalfa]], a supplier of [[Automobile roof|car roofs]] to the [[automotive industry]].
*Flextronics: Venray hosts [[manufacturing]] units and [[logistics center]]s for [[Flextronics]]
*Herbalife: Venray hosts a European [[logistics center]] for [[Herbalife]].
*ModusLink: Venray hosts a [https://www.moduslink.com/locations/europe/netherlands/ major supply chain location] for [https://www.moduslink.com/ ModusLink]
*OTTO Work Force: Venray hosts the head-office for [[OTTO Work Force]], a [[temp agency]] that predominantly provides [[Polish people|Polish]] [[expatriate]] workers.
*Xerox: Venray hosts a [[manufacturing]] plant and European [[logistics center]] for [[Rank Xerox]], later [[Xerox]]. Nowadays, the European [[logistics center]] and a Toner and Photoconductor plant remain. In the 1990s Xerox outsourced manufacturing of copier and printers to [[Flextronics]].
*[[Royal Netherlands Air Force]]: Venray houses [[De Peel Air Base]].

In recent decades Venray has made a transition from a [[manufacturing]] base to a [[third-party logistics]] base. As a consequence many [[warehousing|warehouses]] have been built on [[Industrial park|industrial]] estates in recent years.

[[Small and medium enterprises]] and mental [[healthcare]] also continue to play an important role in the local economy. Venray also provides [[logistics]] through its [[Meuse (river)|Meuse]] river harbor in [[Wanssum]] and [[A73 motorway (Netherlands)|A73 motorway]].

== Nature ==
The western section of Venray, the villages Vredepeel and Ysselsteyn, was reclaimed from the [[Peel, Netherlands|Peel]] peat bogs in the early 20th century. Parts of the peat bogs remain and have been transferred to a national park. The western section of Venray is also straddled by part of the [[Peel-Raam Line]], defensive works consisting of a canal and bunkers dating to the [[World War II]] period.

Venray, near Geijsteren, also has a forest and sand dune area, that is one of the few locations in the Netherlands that is home to [[Juniperus communis|common juniper]].

== Notable residents ==
[[File:Godefrid Henschen.jpg|140px|thumb|Godefrid Henschen, 1680]]
* [[Godfrey Henschen]] (1601–1681) a Belgian Jesuit hagiographer, one of the first [[Bollandists]]
* [[Harry Peeters]] (1931-2012), a historian, psychologist and academic
* [[Theo van Els]] (1936–2015) a professor of applied linguistics
* Gerard Verschuuren (born 1946), a human geneticist and philosopher
* [[Louis Sévèke]] (1964–2005) a Dutch radical left activist, journalist, writer and murder victim 
* [[Michelle Courtens]] (born 1981), a singer
* [[Koen Heldens]] (born 1986), mixing engineer

=== Sport ===
* [[Peter Winnen]] (born 1957), a cyclist, winner of Alpe d'Huez
* [[Edward Linskens]] (born 1968), a football player
* [[Leopold van Asten]] (born 1976) a Dutch show jumping equestrian, participated at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Mark Veens]] (born 1978), a freestyle swimmer
* [[Joey Hanssen]] (born 1991), a racing driver
* [[Mike Teunissen]] (born 1992) a Dutch racing cyclist
* [[Pauliena Rooijakkers]] (born 1993) a road cyclist

== See also ==
*[[Battle of Venray]]
*[[Venray sheep companies]]

== References ==
((reflist))

==External links==
*((commons category-inline))
*((Official website|http://www.venray.nl/ ))

((Geographic location
|Centre    = Venray
|North     = [[Land van Cuijk]]((space))([[North Brabant|NB]])
|East      = ''[[Meuse]]'' / [[Bergen, Limburg|Bergen]]
|South     = [[Horst aan de Maas]]
|Southwest = [[Deurne, Netherlands|Deurne]]((space))([[North Brabant|NB]])
|West      = [[Gemert-Bakel]]((space))([[North Brabant|NB]])
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