Grevenbicht (; li, Beeg ) is a village in the south-eastern
Netherlands
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. It is located in the municipality of
Sittard-Geleen
Sittard-Geleen (; li, Zittert-Gelaen ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It was formed in 2001 from the former municipalities Sittard, Geleen and Born.
The combined municipality has approximately 92,518 inhabitants (March 2019) ...
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Limburg
Limburg or Limbourg may refer to:
Regions
* Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium
* Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands
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, about 8 km north-west of
Sittard
Sittard (; ) is a city in the Netherlands, situated in the southernmost province of Limburg.
The town is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen and has almost 37.500 inhabitants in 2016.
In its east, Sittard borders the German municipali ...
, on the east bank of the
Meuse
The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a t ...
river.
In 1982, the municipality of Grevenbicht was merged with
Born.
Culture
In Grevenbicht '
goose pulling
Goose pulling (also called gander pulling, goose riding, pulling the goose or goose neck tearingEdward Brooke-Hitching. ''Fox Tossing, Octopus Wrestling, and Other Forgotten Sports'', p.102. Simon and Schuster, 2015. ) was a blood sport practiced ...
' is part of the traditional
Shrove Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent), observed in many Christian countries through participating in confession and absolution, the ritual burning of the previous year's Holy Week palms, finalizing one's Lenten s ...
celebrations. From 2013 to 2016, the autism-friendly one-day Bluegrass Beeg festival was held in October, attracting musicians from countries in Europe and around the world. Bluegrass Beeg was organized by ''Foundation Autism Friendly Limburg''.
Notable people
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Rob Bontje
Johannes Cornelius Bontje, known as Rob Bontje (born 12 May 1981) is a Dutch professional volleyball player, a former member of the Netherlands national team, and a participant in the Olympic Games Athens 2004.
Honours Clubs
* FIVB Club World ...
, volleyball player (born 1981)
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Ben Koken
Ben Koken (born 9 August 1950) is a Dutch racing cyclist. He rode in the 1975 Tour de France
The 1975 Tour de France was the 62nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 26 June and 20 July, with 22 s ...
, racing cyclist (born 1950)
* , lyricist, director, composer and singer (1924–2003)
References
External links
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Informational website
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Sittard-Geleen
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