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Nuth
Nuth (; li, Nut ) is a village and was a municipality in the province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands. In January 2019, the municipality merged with Schinnen and Onderbanken to form Beekdaelen. The village of Nuth has 4,595 inhabitants (1 January 2021), and is with that the largest village of the municipality. The town hall of the municipality Nuth was also situated in the village Nuth. The other villages in the municipality were Hulsberg with 3972 inhabitants, Schimmert with 3184, Wijnandsrade with 1623 and Vaesrade with 997 inhabitants (data: 1-1-2021). The other population centres belong to one of the following villages. Population centres Aalbeek, Arensgenhout, Grijzegrubben, Helle, Hellebroek, Hulsberg, Laar, Schimmert, Swier, Terstraten, Vaesrade, Wijnandsrade. Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Nuth, June 2015'' Transportation * Railway station: Nuth * Exit 5 of the A76 Motorway Some facts about Nuth *The patron Saint of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grijzegrubben
Grijzegrubben (; li, Griëzegröbbe ) is a hamlet in the municipality of Beekdaelen in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, the Netherlands. The name Grijzegrubben contains the Toponymy, toponym ''Grubbe'', which in Limburg often refers to a Sunken lane, hollow way. The name was already in use in the year 1637, when Aleidis of Grijzegrubben leased some land to the Nobility, nobleman Bartholomeus van Reymersbeeck. Archeologists found in Grijzegrubben in August 2002 the remains of a Roman Empire, Roman farm or storehouse, originating from approximately the 2nd century. In September 1944, a tree with a Christian cross was accidentally destroyed by an American armoured car. Due to the cross and the preservation of Grijzegrubben during World War II, community members built a chapel at this spot in 1945. The chapel is still owned by the community. Grijzegrubben has place name signs. It was home to 229 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 100 houses. The Southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helle, Nuth
Helle (; li, G'n Hèl ) is a hamlet in the municipality of Beekdaelen in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. It is one of the so-called ''Bovengehuchten'', or Upper Hamlets, of Beekdaelen. It is located between the village of Schimmert and the hamlet Terstraten. The name Helle probably originates from ''helde'', or ''hill''. This could be a reference to the many hills and hollow ways near the hamlet. South of Helle flows the stream Platsbeek through a varied landscape of forest, grassland and puddle A puddle is a small accumulation of liquid, usually water, on a surface. It can form either by pooling in a depression on the surface, or by surface tension upon a flat surface. A puddle is generally shallow enough to walk through, and too sma ...s. It used to have place name signs, but they have removed the signs after 2005. Helle was home to 180 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 10 houses. References * Hoven, Frank van den (2003) Op ontdekkingsreis doo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terstraten
Terstraten (; li, Tersjtraote ) is a hamlet in the municipality of Beekdaelen in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. It is one of the so-called ''Bovengehuchten'', or Upper Hamlets, of Beekdaelen. All the houses are situated along the street ''Terstraten'', which runs from the neighboring hamlet Brand via a hollow way towards the ''Maastrichterweg''. In between the houses is a little square with a Christian cross underneath a tree. The houses in Terstraten are officially preserved heritage. The hamlet is known as a painters' paradise, due to the many 18th-century farmhouses with timber framing Timber framing (german: Holzfachwerk) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden .... Between Terstraten and the hamlet Brand runs the stream Platsbeek. Terstraten was place name signs. In 1840, Terstraten and neighbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onderbanken
Onderbanken (; li, Óngerbenk) was a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. In 2019, it merged with Nuth and Schinnen to form Beekdaelen. Population centres Bingelrade, Douvergenhout, Etzenrade, Jabeek, Merkelbeek, Op den Hering, Quabeek, Raath, Schinveld Schinveld ( Limburgish: ''Sjilvend'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen. History The village was first mentioned in 1180 as "in uilla Schinneuelt". The etymology is unclear. Schinveld ..., Viel. Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Onderbanken, June 2015.'' References External links *Official website Beekdaelen South Limburg (Netherlands) Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2019 {{LimburgNL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schinnen
Schinnen (; li, Sjènne ) is a village and a former municipality in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. It is home to US Army Garrison Schinnen, a support base for US personnel assigned to nearby Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum. It is also the location of Alfa Brewery, the only brewery in the Netherlands that uses an officially certified underground spring. In 2019, it merged with Nuth and Onderbanken to form Beekdaelen. Cities and towns * Amstenrade * Doenrade *Oirsbeek * Puth *Schinnen * Sweikhuizen Topography ''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Schinnen, June 2015'' Notable people * Hans Erkens (born 1952), AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the l ... footballer * Frans Körver (born 1937), footballer * Henk van der Linden (1925†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beekdaelen
Beekdaelen (; li, Baekdale ) is a municipality in the province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands. It was formed as a merger of Nuth, Onderbanken and Schinnen. Beekdaelen has 35,853 inhabitants. It does not have a capital. The town hall of the municipality is currently situated in the village Nuth, which is the biggest population centre in the municipality with 6,520 inhabitants. The other fourteen villages in the municipality are Amstenrade with 2,670 inhabitants, Bingelrade with 796 inhabitants, Doenrade with 1,122 inhabitants, Hulsberg with 3,954 inhabitants, Jabeek with 752 inhabitants, Merkelbeek with 1,564 inhabitants, Oirsbeek with 3,733 inhabitants, Puth with 2,004 inhabitants, Schimmert with 3,236 inhabitants, Schinnen with 2,692 inhabitants, Schinveld with 4,629 inhabitants, Sweikhuizen with 690 inhabitants, and Wijnandsrade with 1,631 inhabitants. The other population centres belong to one of the following villages. Politics The Government of Beekda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laar, Nuth
Laar (; li, Laor ) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located just to the south of the town Beekdaelen.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. The A76 motorway divides the hamlet in two parts: the largest part, to the west, is part of the municipality of Nuth; the eastern part is in municipality Heerlen Heerlen (; li, Heële ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the fourth municipality in the province of Limburg. .... There are no place name signs and it consist of about 10 houses. References Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Beekdaelen Heerlen {{LimburgNL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of The Netherlands
As of 24 March 2022, there are 344 municipalities ( nl, gemeenten) and three special municipalities () in the Netherlands. The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Municipalities are the second-level administrative division, or public bodies (), in the Netherlands and are subdivisions of their respective provinces. Their duties are delegated to them by the central government and they are ruled by a municipal council that is elected every four years. Municipal mergers have reduced the total number of municipalities by two-thirds since the first official boundaries were created in the mid 19th century. Municipalities themselves are informally subdivided into districts and neighbourhoods for administrative and statistical purposes. These municipalities come in a wide range of sizes, Westervoort is the smallest with a land area of and Súdwest-Fryslân the largest with a land area of . Schiermonnikoog is both the least pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaesrade
Vaesrade (; li, Vaosje ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen. The village was first mentioned in 1139 as Wastrode. The etymology is unclear, but contrary to popular belief there is no relation to Servatius of Tongeren. The first church was built in 1856. In 1929, the St Servatius Church was built in expressionist style and has a square tower next to the entrance. In 1840, Vaesrade was home to 198 people. Vaesrade was a separate municipality until 1821, when it was merged with Nuth. In 2019, it became part of the municipality of Beekdaelen Beekdaelen (; li, Baekdale ) is a municipality in the province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands. It was formed as a merger of Nuth, Onderbanken and Schinnen. Beekdaelen has 35,853 inhabitants. It does not have a capital. The town .... Gallery Vaesrade-Kapel Vaesrade-Vaesraderweg.JPG, Cross at Vaesrade, Limburg, the Netherlands File:Vaesrade-Vaesrade 62 (2).JPG, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
