Elsloo, Limburg
Elsloo is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Stein, about 2 km south of the town of Stein itself.[3] Beek-Elsloo railway station serves Elsloo.
Elsloo | |
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Village | |
Op de Berg as seen from Maasberg | |
Elsloo Location in the Netherlands Elsloo Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′1″N 5°46′7″E / 50.95028°N 5.76861°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Stein |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,955 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6181[1] |
| Dialing code | 046 |
History edit
The village was first mentioned in 855 (CL I, 23; RI I, 1277), than 1002 as Elisla, and means "forest with alder trees".[4] Elsloo developed in the Early Middle Ages in the valley of the Maas. The Maas flooded the village several times, and in 1459 the church was moved to higher grounds.[5][4]
Elsloo Castle was built in the 12th century and was flooded in the early-17th century. The brewery was converted into a castle and extended. It suffered from fires in 1835 and 1885. A Gothic Revival style corner tower was added in 1838.[5]
The Catholic St Augustinus Church is a three aisled church built between 1848 and 1849 as a replacement of the 1459 church.[5]
Elsloo was home to 495 people in 1840.[6] Until 1982, when it was merged with Stein, Elsloo was a separate municipality, also incorporating the smaller villages of Meers and Catsop.[7]
The first artificially inseminated calf in the Netherlands was born on 5 December 1935 at the farm of Jan Werner in Elsloo. The father was Sjors from Lierop who later fathered many children.[8]
Gallery edit
- Op de Berg
- Mariakerk (St. Mary Roman Catholic church)
- Augustinuskerk (St. Augustine Roman Catholic church)
- Pump and chapel at Raadhuisstraat & Kaakstraat
References edit
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6181AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ a b "Elsloo - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Elsloo (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9623-6. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Elsloo (Limburg)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. . Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "Goliath". Geschiedenis Someren (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.