Nuth
Nuth
Nut (Limburgish) | |
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Former Municipality | |
 Old farmhouse in Arensgenhout | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Nuth Location in the Netherlands  Nuth Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′N 5°53′E / 50.917°N 5.883°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Beekdaelen |
| Merged | 2019 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 4,595 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Nutter |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6361[1] |
| Area code | 045 |
| Website | www |
Nuth (Dutch: [nʏt] ⓘ; Limburgish: Nut [nʏt]) is a village and a former municipality in the province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands. In January 2019, the municipality merged with Schinnen and Onderbanken to form Beekdaelen.[3]
The village of Nuth has 4,595 inhabitants (1 January 2021),[1] and is with that the largest village of the municipality. The town hall of the municipality Nuth was also situated in the village Nuth. The other villages in the municipality were Hulsberg with 3972 inhabitants, Schimmert with 3184, Wijnandsrade with 1623 and Vaesrade with 997 inhabitants (data: 1-1-2021). The other population centres belong to one of the following villages.
Population centres
[edit]Aalbeek, Arensgenhout, Grijzegrubben, Helle, Hellebroek, Hulsberg, Laar, Schimmert, Swier, Terstraten, Vaesrade, Wijnandsrade.
Topography
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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Nuth, June 2015
Transportation
[edit]- Railway station: Nuth
- Exit 5 of the A76 Motorway
Some facts about Nuth
[edit]- The patron Saint of Nuth is St. Bavo, after which the parish is named.
- The municipality expanded all the way from Hoensbroek to Meerssen.
- From 2004 Nuth boasted a one Michelin star restaurant, In de'n Dillegaard, and Nuth made the international press when the restaurant owner returned the coveted star in 2009 over concerns of being too elitist.[4]
Notable people
[edit]- Hubert Bruls, politician, Mayor of Nijmegen (born 1966)
- Hans Coumans, painter (1943–1986)
- Jan Drummen, architect (1891–1966)
- Karel van der Hucht, astronomer (born 1946)
- Auguste Kerckhoffs, linguist and cryptographer (1835–1903)
- Joseph Kerckhoffs, physician (1789–1867)
- Joep Packbiers, archer, Olympic champion (1875–1957)
- Jos Schreurs, Roman Catholic priest and Dutch senator (1934–2022)
- Frans de Wever, general practitioner (1869–1940)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6361BZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "Gemeenteraad Beekdaelen beëdigd in gemeentehuis Nuth" [Town council of Beekdaelen sworn in at Nuth municipality office] (in Dutch). 1Limburg. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Dutch restaurant gives Michelin star back
External links
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Media related to Nuth at Wikimedia Commons
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