Limbricht
Village
Nieuwe Sint-Salviuskerk
Nieuwe Sint-Salviuskerk
Limbricht is located in Netherlands
Limbricht
Limbricht
Location in the Netherlands
Limbricht is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Limbricht
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 / 51.0117; 5.8369
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalitySittard-Geleen
Area
[1]
 • Total2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,570
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6140-6141[1]
Dialing code046
Major roadsN276

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.

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 6141AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Limbricht - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Limbricht (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Limbricht". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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