Banholt Explained

Banholt
Other Name:Tebannet
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Limburg (Netherlands)
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Eijsden-Margraten
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:173
Area Total Km2:4.55
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,015
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6262
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:043
Blank Name Sec1:Transport
Blank1 Name Sec1:Major roads
Blank1 Info Sec1:N278
Coordinates:50.7897°N 5.8094°W

Banholt (Limburgish: Tebannet) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten and lies about 10 km southeast of Maastricht.

The village was first mentioned in 1294 or 1295 as Bannoyt.[3] Banholt which developed in the Middle Ages on the plateau of Margraten. In the 18th century, it became a road village.[4]

The Catholic St Gerlachus Church is a three aisled church with wide church which was constructed between 1874 and 1876.[4] Banholt was home to 471 people in 1840.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6262NA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 24 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 24 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Banholt - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 24 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Banholt . Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert. 2003 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9623 6 . 24 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Banholt . Plaatsengids . 24 April 2022 . nl.