Jabeek

Village in Limburg, Netherlands

50°58′54″N 5°56′29″E / 50.98167°N 5.94139°E / 50.98167; 5.94139CountryNetherlandsProvinceLimburgMunicipalityBeekdaelenArea

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• Total3.89 km² (1.50 sq mi)Elevation

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66 m (217 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total705 • Density180/km² (470/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6454^[1]

Dialing code046

Jabeek (Limburgish: Jaobik, English: Yescreek) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen, on the German border about 8 km east of Geleen. Jabeek borders on the German village Süsterseel [nl; de].^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1144 as "apud Iabeche". The etymology is unclear.^[4] Jabeek developed in the Early Middle Ages as a cultivation village.^[5]

The Catholic St Gertrudis is a three-aisled basilica-like church with a needle spire. The tower was built in the 15th century. The church was rebuilt between 1858 and 1859 after a design by Joseph Cuypers and the tower was enlarged. The farm Etzenradehuuske was built in 1710 and was part of a castle which was demolished in 1880.^[5]

Jabeek was home to 344 people in 1840.^[3] Jabeek was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged into Onderbanken.^[6] In 2019, it became part of the municipality of Beekdaelen.^[3]

Gallery

Etzenradehuuske
St Gertrudis Church
Etzenraderhof
Water well

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 6454AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jabeek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
^ "Jabeek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Jabeek (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.