Elsloo is a village in the
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province of
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. It is located in the municipality of
Stein
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, about 2 km south of the town of Stein itself.
[''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.] Beek-Elsloo railway station serves Elsloo.
History
The village was first mentioned in 855 (CL I, 23; RI I, 1277), than 1002 as Elisla, and means "forest with
alder
Alders are trees comprising the genus ''Alnus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus comprises about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few sp ...
trees".
Elsloo developed in the Early Middle Ages in the valley of the
Maas. The Maas flooded the village several times, and in 1459 the church was moved to higher grounds.
Elsloo Castle was built in the 12th century and was flooded in the early-17th century. The brewery was converted into a castle and extended. It suffered from fires in 1835 and 1885. A
Gothic Revival style corner tower was added in 1838.
The Catholic St Augustinus Church is a three aisled church built between 1848 and 1849 as a replacement of the 1459 church.
Elsloo was home to 495 people in 1840.
Until 1982, when it was merged with Stein, Elsloo was a separate municipality, also incorporating the smaller villages of Meers and Catsop.
The first
artificial inseminated calf in the Netherlands was born on 5 December 1935 at the farm of Jan Werner in Elsloo. The father was Sjors from
Lierop
Lierop is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Someren, about 7 km south of Helmond.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1155 as Lirdob. The etymology is unknown. Lierop develop alo ...
who later fathered many children.
Gallery
File:Elsloo-Op de Berg.JPG, Op de Berg
File:Elsloo-Mariakerk.JPG, Mariakerk (St. Mary Roman Catholic church)
File:Elsloo-Sint-Augustinuskerk (1).JPG, Augustinuskerk (St. Augustine Roman Catholic church)
File:Elsloo-Waterpomp + kapel Raadhuisstraat-Kaakstraat.JPG, Pump and chapel at Raadhuisstraat & Kaakstraat
References
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Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Stein, Limburg