Nuth (; li, Nut ) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

and was a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the province of Limburg, situated in the southern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. In January 2019, the municipality merged with

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 i ...

and

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, Qua ...

to form

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 ...

. 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 Hulsberg (Limburgish: ''Hölsberg'') is a village in the southeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen, Limburg, about 15 km east of Maastricht. History The village was first mentioned in 1147 as Huleberga, and ...

with 3972 inhabitants,

Schimmert Schimmert (; li, Sjömmert ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen. History The village was first mentioned in the mid-11th century as "de Scinmottera". The etymology is unclear. Schimmer ...

with 3184,

Wijnandsrade Wijnandsrade (; li, Wienesrao ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen. It is notable for its castle and church and two ponds, which define the village's centre. History The village was f ...

with 1623 and

Vaesrade Vaesrade (; li, Vaosje ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen. The village was first mentioned in 1139 as Wastrode. The etymology is unclear, but contrary to popular belief there is no re ...

with 997 inhabitants (data: 1-1-2021). The other population centres belong to one of the following villages.

Population centres

Aalbeek, Arensgenhout,

Grijzegrubben Grijzegrubben (; li, Griëzegröbbe ) is a hamlet in the municipality of Beekdaelen in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, the Netherlands. The name Grijzegrubben contains the Toponymy, toponym ''Grubbe'', which in Limburg often refe ...

, Helle, Hellebroek,

Laar Laar () is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony. The community’s name comes from the Old Dutch for “glade in the woods”. Geography Location Laar lies northwest of Nordhorn on the German-Dutch border. It belong ...

, Swier,

Terstraten Terstraten (; li, Tersjtraote ) is a hamlet in the municipality of Beekdaelen in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. It is one of the so-called ''Bovengehuchten'', or Upper Hamlets, of Beekdaelen. All the houses are situated along the street ...

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Nuth, June 2015''

Transportation

* Railway station:

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 inhab ...

* Exit 5 of the A76 Motorway

Some facts about Nuth

*The patron Saint of Nuth is St. Bavo, after which the parish is named. *The municipality expanded all the way from Hoensbroek to Meerssen. *From 2004 Nuth boasted a one Michelin star restaurant, In de'n Dillegaard, and Nuth made the international press when the restaurant owner returned the coveted star in 2009 over concerns of being too elitist.Dutch restaurant gives Michelin star back
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Notable people

Hubert Bruls Hubertus Maria Franciscus "Hubert" Bruls (born 6 February 1966) is a Dutch politician who has served as Mayor of Nijmegen since 2012. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he has also served as chairman of the Dutch Security Council s ...

, politician, Mayor of

Nijmegen Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about 6 ...

(born 1966) * Hans Coumans, painter (1943–1986) *

Jan Drummen Jan Drummen (18 March 1891 – 7 November 1966) was a Dutch architect. He designed, among other things, the Lauradorp district in Ubach over Worms. Drummen studied at the drawing schools of Heerlen and Roermond. From 1918 to 1920 he was construct ...

, architect (1891–1966) * Karel van der Hucht, astronomer (born 1946) *

Auguste Kerckhoffs Auguste Kerckhoffs (19 January 1835 – 9 August 1903) was a Dutch linguistics, linguist and cryptographer in the late 19th century. Biography Kerckhoffs was born in Nuth, the Netherlands, as Jean Guillaume Auguste Victor François Huber ...

, linguist and cryptographer (1835–1903) * Joseph Kerckhoffs, physician (1789–1867) *

Joep Packbiers Jan Joseph "Joep" Packbiers (19 January 1875 – 8 December 1957) was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born in Nuth, Limburg and died in Maastricht, Limburg. He represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium ...

, archer, Olympic champion (1875–1957) * Jos Schreurs, Roman Catholic priest and Dutch senator (1934–2022) *

Frans de Wever Frans Marie Joseph de Wever (29 January 1869, in Nuth – 9 September 1940, in Heerlen) was a Dutch general practitioner, municipal doctor, rail doctor, mining doctor, and hospital founder.Hendriks, J., & Brun, S. (1979). 75 Jaar De Wever-Zieken ...

, general practitioner (1869–1940)

References

External links

* Beekdaelen South Limburg (Netherlands) Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2019 {{LimburgNL-geo-stub