Honthem is a hamlet in the
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
* Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...
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, about 7 km from
Maastricht
Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...
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It was first mentioned in 1375 as Huynthem, and means "settlement of Hundo (person)".
Honthem has place name signs. It was home to 127 people in 1840.
Gallery
File:Margraten-Honthem to 43.jpg, House in Honthem
File:Honthem Kapel van Onze Lieve Vrouw van Lourdes (1924).jpg, Mary Chapel
File:Margraten-Honthem 43 (1).JPG, Farm in Honthem
References
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Eijsden-Margraten
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