Nunhem is a village in the
Dutch province of
Limburg. It is located in the municipality of
Leudal, 1 km north of
Haelen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1306 as Nunhem, and means "new settlement".
Nunhem developed along the .
The Catholic St Servatius Church is a single aisled church. The tower dates from the 14th century and was probably enlarged in the 18th century. The church was built in 1893 in
Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
style.
The St Servatius Chapel is a site of
pilgrimage. There is a well behind the chapel which, according to legend, was dug by
Servatius of Tongeren
Saint Servatius ( nl, Sint Servaas; french: Saint Servais; li, Sintervaos; hy, Սուրբ Սերվատիոս ''Surb Servatios'') (born in Armenia, died in Maastricht, traditionally on 13 May 384) was bishop of Tongeren —Latin: ''Atuatuca ...
and used to baptise people.
Huis Nunhem is a manor house which was first attested in 1458. In the early-18th century, the current house was built which was remodelled in 1778 and corner towers were added. The estate burnt down in 1947 and restored in 1999.
Nunhem was home to 166 people in 1840.
Gallery
File:Nunhem - Kerkstraat 11 Voormalig raadhuis.jpg, Former town hall
File:Nunhem.jpg, Huis Nunhem
File:Nienghoor.jpg, Farm Niënghoor
File:Overzicht voorgevel - Nunhem - 20099804 - RCE.jpg, Former monastery Sint Elisabethdal (1968)
References
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Leudal
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