Schaesberg ( li, D'r Sjeet ) is a neighbourhood of
Landgraaf
Landgraaf (; li, Lankgraaf ) is a municipality in southeastern Limburg, Netherlands, forming part of the Parkstad Limburg agglomeration. ''Snow World'' is the largest indoor ski piste in Europe.
Population centres
*Nieuwenhagen
*Schaesberg
*Ub ...
and former village in the
Dutch
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People E ...
province of
Limburg
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.
History
The village was first mentioned in 16th century as Gaesberg. The etymology is unknown. Schaesberg developed in the 17th century between the Schaesberg and Strijthagen castles from the 13th century. In 1618, it became a ''
heerlijkheid
A ''heerlijkheid'' (a Dutch word; pl. ''heerlijkheden''; also called ''heerschap''; Latin: ''Dominium'') was a landed estate that served as the lowest administrative and judicial unit in rural areas in the Dutch-speaking Low Countries before 1800. ...
''. In 1661, it became part of the
Spanish Netherlands
Spanish Netherlands (Spanish: Países Bajos Españoles; Dutch: Spaanse Nederlanden; French: Pays-Bas espagnols; German: Spanische Niederlande.) (historically in Spanish: ''Flandes'', the name "Flanders" was used as a ''pars pro toto'') was the Ha ...
, and in 1713 an enclave of the
Austrian Netherlands
The Austrian Netherlands nl, Oostenrijkse Nederlanden; french: Pays-Bas Autrichiens; german: Österreichische Niederlande; la, Belgium Austriacum. was the territory of the Burgundian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire between 1714 and 1797. The p ...
within the
Dutch Republic
The United Provinces of the Netherlands, also known as the (Seven) United Provinces, officially as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Dutch: ''Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden''), and commonly referred to in historiography ...
. In 1785, it became part of the Dutch Republic.
The Catholic Peter and Paul Church was founded in 1648. In 1699, it was expanded and a tower was attached. Strijthagen Castle was built in 1530, but probably had a 13th century predecessor. It received its current form around 1700. Schaesberg castle was abandoned in 1733, and only ruins remain.
Schaesberg was home to 710 people in 1840.
A railway station was built in 1896 on the
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 municipali ...
to
Herzogenrath
Herzogenrath ( Ripuarian: ; li, Hertseraoj; nl, ’s-Hertogenrade) is a municipality in the district of Aachen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It borders the Dutch town of Kerkrade, the national border in one section running alon ...
(Germany) railway line. In 1949, a railway line to
Simpelveld
Simpelveld (; li, Zumpelveld ) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It is part of the municipal cooperative unit Parkstad Limburg.
Simpelveld is part of the ''Mergelland'', named after the presence of chalk (mergel), hi ...
was added. The railway station was renamed Landgraaf in 1986, and the line to Simpelveld closed in 1988. In 1905, mine workers colonies were built in Schaesberg, and the village started to grow.
Schaesberg was a separate municipality until 1982, when it merged with
Nieuwenhagen
Nieuwenhagen is a former village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is now a part of the municipality of Landgraaf.
Nieuwenhagen was a separate municipality until 1982, when it became a part of Landgraaf.
Notable natives
* Harry Kempen
* Joe ...
and
Ubach over Worms Ubach over Worms () is a former Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality located in the southeast of the Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. In 1982 it was incorporated into the new mu ...
to form the new municipality Landgraaf.
It also became a neighbourhood of Landgraaf.
Gallery
File:Schaesbergmarkt.jpg, Market
File:Kasteelstrijthagen1.jpg, Strijthagen Castle
File:Notariskantoor Mickartz Schaesberg.jpg, Villa in Schaesberg
File:Mijn Oranje Nassau - Ingenieurswoning - Landgraaf - RM521677.jpg, House in Schaesberg
References
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Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Landgraaf