Posterholt

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Posterholt
Village
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Posterholt
Location in the Netherlands
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Posterholt
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°07′20″N6°02′10″E / 51.12222°N 6.03611°E / 51.12222; 6.03611
Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Municipality Roerdalen
Area
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 • Total
9.30 km2 (3.59 sq mi)
Elevation
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25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
3,730
 • Density401/km2 (1,040/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6060-6061 [1]
Dialing code 0475
Major roads N274, N293

Posterholt is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Roerdalen.

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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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 6061AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Posterholt - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Posterholt (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9623 6 . Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Posterholt". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten , KNAW, 2011.
  7. ↑ Heemkunde vereniging Roerstreek


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