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Limbricht
Sign in to saveLimbricht (; locally spelled ) 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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Place details
- Locality
- Limbricht
- Region
- Limburg
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 2,575
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Limbricht
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Limbricht NieuweKerk.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Nieuwe Sint-Salviuskerk
- 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
- Sittard-Geleen
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 46
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 2.91
- Settlement.population_total
- 2,570
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
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Limbricht (; locally spelled ) 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. 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Limbricht” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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