Limbricht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɪmbrɪxt]; Limburgish: Lömmerig [ˈlœməʀɪx] locally spelled Lömmerich) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. Part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, it is about three kilometres northwest of Sittard.
Limbricht | |
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Village | |
 Nieuwe Sint-Salviuskerk | |
  Limbricht Location in the Netherlands  Limbricht Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°00′42″N 5°50′13″E / 51.0117°N 5.8369°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Sittard-Geleen |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,570 |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6140-6141[1] |
| Dialing code | 046 |
| Major roads | N276 |
The village was first mentioned in 1224 as de Lumburg. The etymology is unclear.[3] Limbricht developed in the Middle Ages to the south of the motte-and-bailey castle Lemborgh. In the 20th century, it developed as a mining town.[4][3]
Limbricht Castle possibly dates from the 10th century. The current castle dates from around 1630 and is built in a mannerist style. The eastern wing was destroyed during World War II, but rebuilt between 1968 and 1978.[4]
Limbricht was home to 554 people in 1840.[5] was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Sittard.[6]
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Limbricht castle
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6141AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Limbricht - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ a b Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Limbricht (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Limbricht". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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