Posterholt is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Roerdalen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1147 as Posterholt. The etymology is unclear.[3] Posterholt is a linear forest cultivation village from the 12th century. It became an independent parish in 1793.[4]
The Catholic St Mathias was built between 1950 and 1951 to replace the earlier church which was destroyed in 1945. The tower was added between 1961 and 1962.[4] The Aerwinckel estate was built in 1856 and designed by Pierre Cuypers to replace the medieval castle.[4]
Posterholt was home to 605 people in 1840.[5] It merged with the municipalities Montfort and Sint Odiliënberg in 1991, and the new municipality changed its name to Ambt Montfort three years later.[6] In 2007, it became part of the municipality of Roerdalen.[5]
Together with a few other villages in the region it has also an active local history association. This association is situated in St. Odiliënberg.[7]
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