Loerbeek

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands
51°55′16″N 6°11′41″E / 51.92111°N 6.19472°E / 51.92111; 6.19472CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityMontferlandArea • Total4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)Elevation18 m (59 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total695 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
7036 & 7037[1]
Dialing code0316

Loerbeek is a village in the eastern Netherlands, near the German border. It belongs to the municipality of Montferland just like the adjescent villages Beek and Nieuw-Dijk, near the lower parts of the Bergherbos, a large forest with hills, where people can walk, mountain-bike and ride horses.

It was first mentioned in 1240 as Loberke. The etymology is unknown.[3]

Gallery

  • Remains of the former windmill (1845)
    Remains of the former windmill (1845)
  • Farm in Loerbeek
    Farm in Loerbeek

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7037AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Loerbeek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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51°55′16.67″N 6°11′39.84″E / 51.9212972°N 6.1944000°E / 51.9212972; 6.1944000


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