Limbricht

Limbricht
Limbricht
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)
• Total	2,570
• Density	880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6140-6141
Dialing code	046
Major roads	N276

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]

Gallery

Limbricht castle

References

^ ^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.