Sibbe
Village
Church of Saint Rose of Lima at Kerkstraat
Church of Saint Rose of Lima at Kerkstraat
Sibbe is located in Netherlands
Sibbe
Sibbe
Location in the Netherlands
Sibbe is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Sibbe
Sibbe
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°50′36″N 5°49′32″E / 50.84333°N 5.82556°E / 50.84333; 5.82556
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityValkenburg aan de Geul
Area
[1]
 • Total2.72 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
88 m (289 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,015
 • Density370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6301[1]
Dialing code043

Sibbe (Limburgish: Sub or Süp) is the official Dutch name of a village in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul in the province of Limburg in the southern part of the Netherlands.

History

It has been proposed that the name of the village derives from the German word sippe, meaning a clan of a limited number of families. Another possibility is that the name derives from the Latin cippus, meaning young forest.[3] However, both explanations do not fit with the local pronunciation Süp.

It is not known when the first inhabitants settled here. It is assumed that the Plateau of Margraten, at the edge of which Sibbe is situated, was gradually deforested and settled after the year 1000.[4] The village was first mentioned ('Cybde') in a document in 1307.[5] Until 1940 Sibbe was part of the municipality of Oud-Valkenburg.

Population: economy, leisure, religion

In spite of some small-scale building projects, population has decreased over the last decades. This is the case for most parts of South Limburg, caused by population ageing, low birthrates and negative migration.

Sibbe is situated at the edge of the Plateau of Margraten, a fertile loess plain at 160 meters above NAP. Until recently, agriculture was the main means of life on the Plateau. Nowadays, most villagers commute to work in nearby towns like Valkenburg, Maastricht and Heerlen. Being close to tourist hotspot Valkenburg, the village offers some bed and breakfast accommodation, as well as a camping site. The last operating marl quarry in the Netherlands is situated in Sibbe. Tours on mountain bikes and quads are offered in the underground labyrinth in parts of the quarry that are no longer used for mining.

Sibbe has a very active community life with various sports clubs (football, handball, table tennis, billiards), a concert band, a mixed choir, a young adults club (Jonkheid), and a carnival club.

Although church-going has steeply declined in recent years, most of the inhabitants of Sibbe are still, at least nominally, members of the Roman Catholic Church. The first church was built here in 1840. Before, villagers had to walk the two miles to the parish church of Oud-Valkenburg. Until 1948 the church of Sibbe remained dependent on the church in Oud-Valkenburg.

Sights

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6301AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ J.G.M. Notten, Het Sibber Huis. Valkenburg, 1995, page 9
  4. ^ P.J.H. Ubachs, Handboek voor de geschiedenis van Limburg. Hilversum, 2000, page 24-26, 114
  5. ^ J.G.M. Notten, Het Sibber Huis. Valkenburg, 1995, page 16
  6. ^ J.G.M. Notten, Het Sibber Huis. Valkenburg, 1995, page 21
  7. ^ ":: Kerkgebouwen in Limburg ::". Kerkgebouwen-in-limburg.nl. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  8. ^ ":: Kerkgebouwen in Limburg ::". Kerkgebouwen-in-limburg.nl. 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  9. ^ ":: Kerkgebouwen in Limburg ::". Kerkgebouwen-in-limburg.nl. 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2012-12-01.

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Populated places in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul
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