Ubach over Worms () is a former
municipality located in the southeast of the
Netherlands, in the
province of
Limburg. In 1982 it was incorporated into the new municipality of
Landgraaf along with
Schaesberg and
Nieuwenhagen. The German name for this part of Landgraaf is "Waubach". It is believed the latter name derives from ''Waldbach'', which is
German
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**Ger ...
for "woodland creek", referring to the local
Worm stream
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. This name is said to have later become corrupted to Waubach.
Ubach over Worms as a municipality dates back to 1795. It contained the five hamlets; Groenstraat, Rimburg, Waubach, Lauradorp and Abdissenbosch. After the French occupation the Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed and the Overworms area was separated from the German town Ãœbach. They then chose the name Ubach over Worms, which means Ubach over Worms River, as seen from the German
Ãœbach.
External links
Website of the Municipality of LandgraafWaubach website(In Dutch)
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Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Landgraaf