Noorbeek ( li, Norbik,

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

: ''Noor brook'') is a village in the

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province of

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. It is located in the municipality of

Eijsden-Margraten Eijsden-Margraten (; ( li, Èèsjde-Mergraote) is a municipality situated in the very south of the Netherlands. There it is located in the southeastern part of the province of Limburg. This municipality was formed in 2011 from the former municipa ...

(Limburgish: ''Megraote'') and about 12 km southeast of

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 ...

. Noorbeek is one of the southernmost villages of the Netherlands and was named after the nearby river Noor.

History

Noorbeek developed in the 11th century on the plateau of Margraten near the source of the Noor river. It was part of the Land of

Dalhem Dalhem (; wa, Dålem) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2012 Dalhem had a total population of 6,996. The total area is 36.06 km² which gives a population density of 180 inhabitants pe ...

and a '' heerlijkheid'' until 1626. The Catholic St Brigida Church is a three aisled church mainly constructed from chalk. The oldest parts date from around 1100. The tower was enlarged in the 16th century and received its current spire. Noorbeek was home to 342 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with

Margraten Margraten (; li, Mergraote) is a village and a former municipality in the southeastern part of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2011 this former municipality merged with a neighbouring one, which resulted in the new Eijsden-Margraten municipality. ...

. It is part of the

Mergellandroute The Mergellandroute ("marl land route") is a tourist route through South Limburg, Netherlands, mapped out by the ANWB. The Mergellandroute goes mostly through the local hills, which are in contrast with the lesser relief found in the rest of the ...

. In 2011, it became part of the municipality of

Gallery

File:Noorbaekwkped05.JPG, Welcome to Noorbeek File:Brigidaden Noorbeek.jpg, Bridida pine collection day File:Dorpsgezicht, vanuit het noorden - Noorbeek - 20383683 - RCE.jpg, View on Noorbeek File:Noorbeek P1080583.jpg, House in Noorbeek

References

Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Eijsden-Margraten {{LimburgNL-geo-stub