Urmond

Urmond

Urmond

Village in Limburg, Netherlands

Urmond is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Stein.

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The village was first mentioned in 1153 as Ouermunte. The current name means "mouth of the Ur", however the Ur has later moved to village.[3] Urmond developed on the higher bank of the Maas. In 1400, it became part of the Duchy of Jülich.[4]

The Old St Martinus Church was built between 1791 and 1793. The medieval tower was placed in 1841. The cemetery is artificially heightened.[4] In 1695, a Dutch Reformed church was built in Urmond which is exceptional in Limburg.[5]

Urmond was home to 600 people in 1840.[5] Urmond was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Stein.[6]

  • Apartment buildings
  • Former town hall
  • Street view
  • Terp Church

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2022. two entries
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 6129AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Urmond - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. [4]
    Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Urmond (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Urmond". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  6. [6]
    Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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