Sint Odiliënberg

Sint Odiliënberg
Sint Odiliënberg
Village
	Sint Odiliënberg on the Roer river
	Flag Coat of arms
	Sint Odiliënberg Location in the Netherlands Sint Odiliënberg Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
	Coordinates: 51°08′35″N 6°00′10″E / 51.14306°N 6.00278°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Roerdalen
Area
• Total	9.30 km2 (3.59 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	3,730
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6077
Dialing code	0475
Major roads	N293

Sint Odiliënberg (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt oːˈdilijə(m)bɛr(ə)x]) is a village in southeast Netherlands, It is located in Roerdalen, Limburg, in the Roer River valley.

History

Romans settled here very early. Around 700, missionary monks from Northumbria,^[3] Saints Wiro, Plechelmus, and Otgerus, built a monastery there, which was important in the Christianisation of the Netherlands.^[4] In the time of the Viking invasions the Utrecht clergy found shelter here. At first it was a secular collegiate chapter, which later moved to Roermond in the 14th century. A community of the Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre settled on the hill during that period.

The village was first mentioned in the first half of the 9th century as Mons Petri. The current name means "hill of Odile of Alsace".^[4]

After the Eighty Years' War, this area came under Spanish rule; it was ceded to the Dutch Republic in 1715. Until the French municipal reorganisation, St. Odiliënberg belonged to the administrative division known as Ambt Montfort. Around 1810 it became a separate commune/municipality. In 1991 the municipality of Sint Odiliënberg merged into Ambt Montfort, which in January 2007 merged into Roerdalen.

Attractions

Standing on a hill is a Romanesque basilica with two towers dating from the eleventh century. Next to the basilica is a 10th-century chapel, originally the parish church.

Gallery

Sint Odiliënberg, basilica
Sint Odiliënberg, windmill: molen van Verbeek

Notable residents

Connie Palmen, writer, born in St. Odiliënberg
Geert Chatrou, professional whistler, born in St. Odiliënberg

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 6077AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
^ Farmer, David. The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (5 rev) OUP, 2011] ISBN 9780199596607
^ ^a ^b "Sint Odiliënberg - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[stat-1] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 6077AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[Farmer-3] Farmer, David. The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (5 rev) OUP, 2011] ISBN 9780199596607

[etym-4] "Sint Odiliënberg - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.

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