Pey (also: ''Peij''; ) is a village in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

province of

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 ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Echt-Susteren Echt-Susteren (; li, Ech-Zöstere ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. Echt-Susteren was created in 2003 by merging the former municipalities of Echt and Susteren. Echt-Susteren is situated in a Euregional area. In the west the mu ...

. It is located to the east of the

Echt Echt may refer to: * Echt, Aberdeenshire, a village in Scotland * Echt-Susteren, a municipality in the Netherlands ** Echt, Netherlands, a city in the municipality *** Echt railway station * Echt (band), a 1997–2002 German pop group * Echt ...

and is separated from Echt by the railway line. It is located about north 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 municipal ...

History

The village was first mentioned in 1403 as Pede, and means "swamp". The popular interpretation as peace is not correct. The official spelling of the village is Pey, but Peij is still often used. Pey is a road village which started to develop in the 19th century on the road from

to Waldfeucht, Germany. The Catholic Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church is three aisled basilica church in Gothic Revival style. It was built between 1856 and 1861, and was designed by

Pierre Cuypers Petrus Josephus Hubertus "Pierre" Cuypers (16 May 1827 – 3 March 1921) was a Dutch architect. His name is most frequently associated with the Amsterdam Central Station (1881–1889) and the Rijksmuseum (1876–1885), both in Amsterdam. ...

. Between 1927 and 1928, annexes were added to the church and were designed by

Joseph Cuypers Josephus Theodorus Joannes Cuypers (10 June 1861, Roermond - 20 January 1949, Meerssen) was a Dutch architect; primarily known for his Catholic churches. Life and work He was born to the architect, Pierre Cuypers, and his wife, Antoinette née ...

. The war damage was repaired between 1947 and 1948. Pey was home to 434 people in 1840. It has formed a single urban area with neighbouring Echt. Even though it is still considered an independent village, the place name signs were changed in 2012 to Echt on top and Pey below, and the village started to disappear from the directional signs. The inhabitants have been protesting, because they are fearing an annexation. In 2018, a community house was built in Pey.

Transport

In 1862, the

Echt railway station Echt is a railway station located in Echt, Netherlands. The station was opened in 1862 and is located on the Maastricht–Venlo railway. Train services is operated by Arriva. Train services The following local train services In rail tran ...

opened on the

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 ...

Venlo Venlo () is a city and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg, about 50 km east of the city of Eindhoven, 65 km north east of the provincial capital Maastricht, a ...

railway line.

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Echt-Susteren