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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] |
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] |
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] |
Merkelbeek
Merkelbeek ( li, Merkelbek) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen, about 9 km northwest of Heerlen. The village was first mentioned in 1283 as Merkelbeke. The etymology is unclear. Merkelbeek started in the Early Middle Ages along a brook and developed into a road village. The Catholic St Clemens Church is a three-aisled church with built-in tower with needle spire which was built between 1876 and 1878. In 1935, the choir was replaced by a transept and choir in Gothic Revival style. Merkelbeek was home to 309 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1982, when it became part of Onderbanken. In 2019, it was merged into 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 File:Merkelbeek- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 developed in the Late Middle Ages at the intersection of roads. In the early-20th century, it became a mining town. The Catholic St Eligius church is a basilica like church in Gothic Revival style with a large tower which was built between 1889 and 1890. The tower from around 1500 was completed and enlarged in 1902. Huize Heijenhoven is an estate enclosed with a moat from the late-14th century which received its current shape around 1753. In the 19th century, it was converted into a farm. Between 1976 and 1985, it was restored and converted into a restaurant. Schinveld was home to 828 people in 1840. In 1869, the border with Prussia was redrawn. It lost an area of 31 hectares, but gained 32 hectares. Both parts were uninhabited. In 1858 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabeek
Jabeek (Limburgish: ''Jaobik'', English: Yescreek) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen, on the German border about 8 km east of Geleen. Jabeek borders on the German village . History The village was first mentioned in 1144 as "apud Iabeche". The etymology is unclear. Jabeek developed in the Early Middle Ages as a cultivation village. The Catholic St Gertrudis is a three-aisled basilica-like church with a needle spire. The tower was built in the 15th century. The church was rebuilt between 1858 and 1859 after a design by Joseph Cuypers and the tower was enlarged. The farm Etzenradehuuske was built in 1710 and was part of a castle which was demolished in 1880. Jabeek was home to 344 people in 1840. Jabeek was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged into Onderbanken. In 2019, it became part of the municipality of Beekdaelen Beekdaelen (; li, Baekdale ) is a municipality in the province of Limburg, sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bingelrade
Bingelrade (; li, Bèngelder ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Beekdaelen, and lies about 6 km southeast of Sittard. History The village was first mentioned in 1263 as Binghenrode, and means "cultivation of the forest of Bingo (person)". Bingelrade started in the Middle Ages as a cultivation village and developed into a road village. The Catholic St Lambertus Church has a gable roof central tower and was built between 1934 and 1935 as a replacement of the church from around 1500. The water well was built in the 19th century with chalk around a brick well from 1664. Raath Castle was built in 1686, but burnt down in 1751. In 1804 an estate was built in its place. Bingelrade was home to 100 people in 1840. Bingelrade used to be a separate municipality. In 1982, it was merged into Onderbanken. In 2019, it became part of Beekdaelen Beekdaelen (; li, Baekdale ) is a municipality in the province of Limburg, situated in the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Gangelt
Gangelt is a municipality in the district of Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is on the border with the Netherlands and about 10 km east of Sittard and 10 km south-west of Heinsberg. Its most well-known resident was cartographer Gerard Kremer, better known as Gerardus Mercator, who lived the first five or six years of his life there. Geography Local subdivisions * Gangelt with 2,521 inhabitants * Birgden with 2,977 inhabitants * Breberen with 828 inhabitants * Broichhoven with 168 inhabitants * Brüxgen with 513 inhabitants * Buscherheide with 132 inhabitants * Harzelt with 201 inhabitants * Hastenrath with 536 inhabitants * Hohenbusch with 45 inhabitants * Kievelberg with 32 inhabitants * Kreuzrath with 504 inhabitants * Langbroich with 807 inhabitants * Mindergangelt with 244 inhabitants * Nachbarheid with 120 inhabitants * Niederbusch with 601 inhabitants * Schierwaldenrath with 596 inhabitants * Schümm with 93 inhabitants * Stahe with 1,029 inha ... [...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] |
Viel (town)
''Viel'' is the sixth studio album of the German hip hop group Die Fantastischen Vier. It peaked at No. 2 on the German and Austrian charts and at No. 4 in Switzerland. Track listing #"Auf geht's" – 1:05 #"Bring it back" – 3:46 #"Geboren" – 3:51 #"Jede Generation" – 3:42 #"Pipis und Popos" – 4:42 #"Leben zu zweit" – 3:47 #"Sommerregen" – 5:33 #"Ewig" – 4:52 #"Keine Lösung" – 3:53 #"Hey" – 4:04 #"Mein Schwert" – 5:44 #"Ruf die Polizei" – 3:36 #"Troy" (homophonous with ''Treu'' – "loyal") – 4:29 #"Viel" – 2:26 Singles External links Official website(in German) Discographyat Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the ... 2004 albums Die Fantastischen Vier albums {{2004-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
