Koningsbosch

Koningsbosch (, ) is a village within the municipality of Echt-Susteren, in the Dutch province of Limburg. Koningsbosch is located next to the German border, approximately 10 kilometres east of the town of Echt.

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Place details

Locality: Koningsbosch
Region: Limburg
Country: Nederland
Population: 1,540
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.postal_code: 6104
Settlement.name: Koningsbosch
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Koningsbosch, kerk foto1 2011-03-16 13.10.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Church of Koningsbosch
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Limburg
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Echt-Susteren
Settlement.elevation_m: 55
Settlement.area_total_km2: 15.21

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The neighbourhood of Koningsbosch, which also includes the hamlets Echterbosch, Spaanshuisken, Aan Reijans and the surrounding countryside, covers an area of 0.27 km², has 1.711 inhabitants (as of 1 May 2005) and consists of some 700 houses. The village is slowly growing with the younger generation moving in and the recent construction of additional playgrounds and a community center.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Koningsbosch” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.