Linne is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

Maasgouw Maasgouw () is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located on both banks of the river Meuse southwest of the city of Roermond. It was formed in a merger of the former municipalities of Heel, Maasbracht and Thorn on 1 January 200 ...

, and lies about 6 km southwest of

Roermond Roermond (; li, Remunj or ) is a city, municipality, and diocese in the Limburg province of the Netherlands. Roermond is a historically important town on the lower Roer on the east bank of the river Meuse. It received town rights in 1231. Ro ...

History

The village was first mentioned in 943 as Linne. The etymology is unclear. Linne developed in the Early Middle Ages along the Maas. It used to be part of

Ambt Montfort Ambt Montfort () is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. In 1991, the municipalities of Montfort, Posterholt, Reutje and Sint Odiliënberg merged. The original name of the merged municipality was "Posterholt", but it was cha ...

. In 1716, it became part of the

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. The Catholic St Martinus Church is a three aisled basilica-like church built in 1897 to replace the medieval church. The tower was blown up in 1945, and restored between 1950 and 1951. In 1993, it received a copy of its original crown after the 1992 earthquake. Linne was home to 621 people in 1840. In January 1945, Linne was liberated from German occupation within the scope of '

Operation Blackcock Operation Blackcock was an operation to clear German troops from the Roer Triangle, formed by the towns of Roermond and Sittard in the Netherlands and Heinsberg in Germany during the fighting on the Western Front in the Second World War. It was ...

'. Linne was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with

Maasbracht Maasbracht (; li, Brach ) is a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It was a separate municipality until 1 January 2007, when it became a part of the new municipality of Maasgouw. History The village was first mentioned in 1265 as "de Bragth ...

. In 1992, the village which was hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on the

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. Many buildings were damaged, but there were only 15 wounded. In 2007, it became part of the municipality of

Gallery

File:Linne (Maasgouw) Muziekkiosk.JPG, Bandstand File:Café de Tramhalte te Linne.jpg, Pub de Tramhalte File:Feuchtgebiet in der Nähe des Linner Staus der Maas.jpg, Nature near Linne File:Linne (Maasgouw) voormalig gemeentehuis.JPG, Former town hall

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Maasgouw