Amstenrade

Village in Limburg, Netherlands

50°56′25″N 5°55′20″E / 50.94028°N 5.92222°E / 50.94028; 5.92222CountryNetherlandsProvinceLimburgMunicipalityBeekdaelenArea

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• Total1.25 km² (0.48 sq mi)Elevation

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91 m (299 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,675 • Density1,300/km² (3,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6436^[1]

Dialing code046

Amstenrade is a village in the municipality of Beekdaelen, in the Netherlands. It is located about 7 km northwest of Heerlen. The Amstenrade Castle is located in the village.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1274 as Anstenroden, and means "cultivation of the forest of Ansto (person)".^[3] Amstenrade developed in the Middle Ages on a plateau. The area was cultivated in the 13th century from the Geleenbeek onwards. It was originally a heerlijkheid. In 1654, it was elevated to county. The village concentrated around Amstenrade Castle and the road from Sittard to Heerlen.^[4]

The Catholic Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church is a three aisled church with two tower which was built between 1852 and 1856. In 1932, it was enlarged according to a design by Pierre Cuypers and his son Joseph Cuypers.^[4]

Amstenrade was home to 502 people in 1840.^[5] Between 1839 and 1982, Amstenrade was a separate municipality.^[6] It became part of the municipality of Beekdaelen in 2019.^[5]

Amstenrade Castle

The original Amstenrade Castle [nl] dated from the late-13th century. The tower is the oldest extant part and dates from 1609. In 1780, most of the castle was demolished, and a new castle was built in neoclassic style, however the right wing and north-eastern tower remained unchanged. The castle is still in use as a residential house.^[7]^[4]

Gallery

Amstenrade Castle
Catholic church
House in Amstenrade
Farm in Amstenrade

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 6436AC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
^ "Amstenrade - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Amstenrade (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Amstenrade". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ "Amstenrade, Amstenrade". Limburgse Kastelen via Archive.org (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 February 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2022.