Buggenum Explained

Buggenum
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
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Leudal
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:22
Area Total Km2:4.17
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:940
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:6082
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0475
Blank Name Sec1:Transport
Blank1 Name Sec1:Major roads
Blank1 Info Sec1:N273

Buggenum (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈbʏxənʏm/; Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish: Bögkeme in Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish pronounced as /ˈbœɡəmə/) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It was a part of the municipality of Haelen until 2007, when it merged into the municipality of Leudal. It lies about 5 km north of Roermond.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1230 as Bugnem, and means "settlement of Buggo (person)".[3] Buggenum developed in the Early Middle Ages along the Maas. It used to be part of the County of Horne and later became part of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. It became an independent heerlijkheid in 1679. Up to 1949, there was a ferry to Roermond near the village.[4]

The Catholic St Allegundis Church is a three aisled church. The choir still dates from around 1400. The remainder was destroyed in 1944. The current church is Gothic Revival style was built between 1948 and 1949, and a tower was added in 1958.[4]

Malborgh estate is a castle-like building with two corner towers. In 1470, it became owned by the St Elisabeth monastery. In 1798, it became private property and received its current shape in 1830.[4]

Buggenum was home to 668 people in 1840.[5] Buggenum was a separate municipality until 1942, when it was merged with Haelen.[6]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6082AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 25 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 25 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Buggenum - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 25 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Buggenum . Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert. 2003 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90-400-9623-6 . 25 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Buggenum . Plaatsengids . 25 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. Web site: KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina . 2009-12-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070220041404/http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061 . 2007-02-20 .