Echt-Susteren
Ech-Zöstere
Municipality
Church in Nieuwstadt
Church in Nieuwstadt
Flag of Echt-Susteren
Flag
Coat of arms of Echt-Susteren
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Echt-Susteren in a municipal map of Limburg
Location in Limburg
Echt-Susteren is located in Netherlands
Echt-Susteren
Echt-Susteren
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°6′N 5°52′E / 51.100°N 5.867°E / 51.100; 5.867
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
Established1 January 2003[1]
Government
[2]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJos Hessels (CDA)
Area
[3]
 • Total104.62 km2 (40.39 sq mi)
 • Land103.07 km2 (39.80 sq mi)
 • Water1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[5]
 • Total31,751
 • Density308/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6100–6118
Area code046, 0475
Websitewww.echt-susteren.nl

Echt-Susteren (Dutch: [ˌɛxt ˈsʏstərə(n)] ⓘ; Limburgish: Ech-Zöstere [ˌæx ˈsœstəʀə]) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. Echt-Susteren was created in 2003 by merging the former municipalities of Echt and Susteren.[6]

Echt-Susteren is situated in a Euregional area. In the west the municipality borders to Belgium and in the east to Germany. The narrowest is only 4.8 km wide. It is possible to walk from Germany to Belgium via Netherlands in under an hour. The area of Echt-Susteren is a green municipality also known as the green waist of Limburg.

Population centres

Aasterberg, Baakhoven, Berkelaar, Dieteren, Echt, Echterbosch, Gebroek, Heide, Hingen, Illikhoven, Kokkelert, Koningsbosch, Maria-Hoop, Nieuwstadt, Oevereind, Ophoven, Oud-Roosteren, Pey, Pepinusbrug, Roosteren, Schilberg, Sint Joost, Slek, Susteren, Visserweert.

Echt

Main article: Echt (Limburg)

Echt is a former municipality. It received city rights in 1343.

Susteren

Main article: Susteren

Susteren is a former municipality. It received city rights in 1276.

Maria-Hoop

Maria-Hoop is a small village in the neighbourhood of the hamlets Echterbosch and Putbroek and the village Koningsbosch. Originally named Diergaarde, the village's named was changed to Maria-Hoop in 1953, after the local church Moeder der H. Hoop.

Roosteren

The name of the village of Roosteren (population circa 1600, including Kokkelert and Oevereind) was derived from a combination of the Rode Beek (Red Brook) and the town of Suestra (Susteren) leading to the name Roosteren. The village has two 'castles', the Castle Ter Boch and the Castle Eyckholt and a number of Lord Manors. It is located in between the river Meuse (Maas) and the Juliana Canal (Julianakanaal) with a small part of the village separated from the main population centre by the canal: Oud Roosteren (Old Roosteren). The main church is located in Roosteren whereas the cemetery is located near the site of the former church in Old Roosteren.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Echt-Susteren, June 2015

Notable people

Laurence Stassen, 2009
Martin van der Borgh, 1959

Sport

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2003" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2003]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Echt-Susteren. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Postcodetool for 6101CV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

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