Hulsberg
Hölsberg
Village
Church of Hulsberg
Church of Hulsberg
Hulsberg is located in Netherlands
Hulsberg
Hulsberg
Location in the Netherlands
Hulsberg is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Hulsberg
Hulsberg
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°53′18″N 5°51′19″E / 50.88833°N 5.85528°E / 50.88833; 5.85528
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityBeekdaelen
Area
[1]
 • Total3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
132 m (433 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total3,180
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6336[1]
Dialing code045

Hulsberg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦʏlzbɛr(ə)x]; Limburgish: Hölsberg) is a village in the southeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen, Limburg, about 15 km east of Maastricht.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1147 as Huleberga, and means "hill of holly (Ilex aquifolium)".[3] The area around Hulsberg was donated to the Abbey of Saint-Remi [nl; fr] in 968.[4] Hulsberg is a village with a dries [nl] (type of village square).[5]

The Catholic St Clemens Church is a three aisled church from 1820. In 1908, Joseph Cuypers designed a new choir. The remainder was redesigned in 1930.[5]

Hulsberg was home to 332 people in 1840.[4] Until 1982, Hulsberg was a municipality of its own. After the re-arrangement of the municipalities in the Netherlands, Hulsberg and Schimmert were merged with the municipality of Nuth. In 2019, Nuth merged into Beekdaelen.[4]

Hulsberg is popular stay-over place for Dutch. Its accommodations include two campings, and several hotels and motels). Hulsberg is only 3 kilometres from Valkenburg aan de Geul with several tourist attractions.

Hulsberg is the namesake of a radio mast, Zendmast Hulsberg, which is located in the territory of Valkenburg aan de Geul.

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Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6336AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Hulsberg - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Hulsberg". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Hulsberg (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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