Urmond is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
Limburg
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. It is located in the municipality of
Stein
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The village was first mentioned in 1153 as Ouermunte. The current name means "mouth of the Ur", however the Ur has later moved to village. Urmond developed on the higher bank of the
Maas. In 1400, it became part of the
Duchy of Jülich
The Duchy of Jülich (german: Herzogtum Jülich; nl, Hertogdom Gulik; french: Duché de Juliers) comprised a state within the Holy Roman Empire from the 11th to the 18th centuries. The duchy lay west of the Rhine river and was bordered by th ...
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The Old St Martinus Church was built between 1791 and 1793. The medieval tower was placed in 1841. The cemetery is artificially heightened.
In 1695, a Dutch Reformed church was built in Urmond which is exceptional in Limburg.
Urmond was home to 600 people in 1840.
Urmond was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Stein.
Gallery
File:Urmond-Kattekop (5).jpg, Apartment buildings
File:Urmond-Raadhuisstraat 52.JPG, Former town hall
File:Urmond-Urmonder Maasstraat 4.JPG, Street view
File:Urmond-Terpkerk (2).JPG, Terp Church
References
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Stein, Limburg
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