Roosteren

Village in Limburg, the Netherlands

Village in Limburg, Netherlands

Roosteren

Village

Roosteren, church in the street

Roosteren

Location in the Netherlands

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Roosteren

Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands

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Coordinates: 51°05′N 5°49′E﻿ / ﻿51.083°N 5.817°E﻿ / 51.083; 5.817
Country| Netherlands
Province| Limburg
Municipality| Echt-Susteren
Area

[1]

• Total

| 1.23 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation

[2]

| 84 m (276 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 2,370
• Density| 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

6116[1]

Dialing code| 046
Major roads| A2, N296

Roosteren (Limburgish: Roostere) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.

The village was first mentioned in 1201 as Rustern. The etymology is unclear.[3] Roosteren developed in the Middle Ages as a linear settlement. In the 13th century, it became part of the Duchy of Guelders. The centre moved to the hamlet Scheiereynde where a church was built.[4]

The St Jacobus de Meerdere Church is a three-aisled neoclassic church which was in 1843. It was damaged during World War II and restored in 1946. Eyckholt Castle is a late-16th century estate. A tower was added in the 19th century. Ter Borch Castle (also Roosterborch) was built around 1880 and the location of a 15th century which was demolished in 1632.[4]

Roosteren was home to 746 people in 1840.[5] It was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Susteren.[6] The municipality also covered the hamlets of Visserweert [nl], Kokkelert [nl], and Oud-Roosteren [nl]. In 2003, it was merged into Echt-Susteren.[5]

## Gallery

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* Inn De Tramhalte

* House in Roosteren

* Eyckholt Castle

* Ter Borgh Castle

## Notable people

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* Harry Bekkering, cultural scientist (born 1944)
* Jerome Lambrechts, politician (1839–1896)
* Paul Peters, politician (born 1942)
* Mathieu Pustjens, racing cyclist (born 1948)
* Sjra Schoffelen, sculptor (born 1937)

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6116AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
3. ^ "Roosteren - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
4. ^ a b Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Roosteren (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
5. ^ a b "Roosteren". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
6. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

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Populated places in the municipality of Echt-Susteren

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* Echt
* Nieuwstadt
* Susteren

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* Dieteren [nl]
* Koningsbosch
* Maria Hoop [nl]
* Pey
* Roosteren
* Sint Joost
* Slek [nl]

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* Gebroek
* Pepinusbrug
* Schilberg

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