Ulestraten

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Ulestraten
Ulesjtraote
Village
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Place name sign and Huize Vliek
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Ulestraten
Location in the Netherlands
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Ulestraten
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°54′19″N5°46′49″E / 50.90528°N 5.78028°E / 50.90528; 5.78028
Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Municipality Meerssen
Area
[1]
 • Total5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Elevation
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125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total2,805
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6235 [1]
Dialing code 043

Ulestraten (Limburgish : Ulesjtraote) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Meerssen. It is surrounded by several forests.

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1335 as Hulenstroten, and is combination of "land near water" and "swampy place with shrubbery". [3] Ulestration developed in the Middle Ages on the plateau of Schimmert. Between 1626 and 1794, it was a heerlijkheid within the Land van Valkenburg  [ nl ]. [4] Between June 1814 and May 1815, it was part of Prussia, but awarded to the Kingdom of the Netherlands at the Congress of Vienna. [5] Ulestraten became an independent parish in 1833. [4]

The St Catharina Church is a three aisled basilica-like church built between 1905 and 1906 in Gothic Revival style. Initially, the tower from 1805/1806 was retained, but it was replaced in 1929 by a new tower. [4]

Vliek Castle was first mentioned in 1374. The current manor house was built around 1725 in Louis XIV style. Short side wings have been added in 1908. [4]

Ulestraten was home to 366 people in 1840. [5] In 1944, an airfield was built by the Allies partially in the municipality of Ulestraten. It is currently known as Maastricht Aachen Airport. The airport triggered a rapid population increase and industrialisation of the village. [5] It was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Meerssen. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 6235AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ulestraten - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Ulestraten (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9623 6 . Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Ulestraten". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten , KNAW, 2011.
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