Limbricht

Limbricht

Limbricht

Village in Limburg, Netherlands

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.

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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]

  • Limbricht castle

References

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    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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    "Postcodetool for 6141AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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    "Limbricht - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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    Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Limbricht (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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    "Limbricht". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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    Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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