| Oud-Valkenburg | ||
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Church of Saint John the Baptist | ||
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  Oud-Valkenburg | ||
| Coordinates: 50°51′17″N5°51′16″E / 50.85472°N 5.85444°E Coordinates: 50°51′17″N5°51′16″E / 50.85472°N 5.85444°E | ||
| Country | Netherlands | |
| Province | Limburg | |
| Municipality | Valkenburg aan de Geul | |
| Population (1 January 2005) | 130 | |
| Dialling code | 043 | |
| Major roads | geen | |
Oud-Valkenburg (English: Old-Falkenburg) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, and has about 130 inhabitants.
The Netherlands is a country located mainly in Northwestern Europe. The European portion of the Netherlands consists of twelve separate provinces that border Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, with maritime borders in the North Sea with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. Together with three island territories in the Caribbean Sea—Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba— it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The official language is Dutch, but a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian.
Limburg is the southernmost of the 12 provinces of the Netherlands. It is in the southeastern part of the country, stretched out from the north, where it touches the province of Gelderland, to the south, where it internationally borders Belgium. Its northern part has the North Brabant province to its west. Its long eastern boundary is the international border with the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Much of the west border runs along the River Maas, bordering the Flemish province of Limburg, and a small part of the Walloon province of Liège. On the south end, it has borders with the Flemish exclave of Voeren and its surrounding part of Liège, Wallonia. The Vaalserberg is on the extreme south-eastern point, marking the tripoint of Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
Valkenburg aan de Geul is a municipality situated in the southeastern Dutch province of Limburg. The name refers to the central town in the municipality, Valkenburg, and the small river Geul.
Oud-Valkenburg was a separate municipality until 1940, when it was merged with Valkenburg. [1] The municipality included the villages Sibbe and IJzeren.
Sibbe is the official Dutch name of a village in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul in the province of Limburg in the Southern part of the Netherlands.
Although small, Oud-Valkenburg counts several monuments, among which are two medieval castles: Genhoes and Schaloen. Noteworthy is also the Roman Catholic church of Saint John the Baptist (medieval nave; choir and baroque altar inside by Johann Joseph Couven).
Johann Joseph Couven was a German Baroque architect. He was born in Aachen, where he also died. His legacy includes several religious and secular buildings in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.
