Castenray Explained

Castenray
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:Venray
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:26
Area Total Km2:9.50
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:835
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:5811
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0478
Coordinates:51.4889°N 6.0356°W

Castenray is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Venray, and lies about 17 km northwest of Venlo.

The village was first mentioned in 1409 as Casterloe. The etymology is unclear.[3] Castenray was home to 211 people in 1840.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 5811AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 26 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 26 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Castenray - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 26 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Castenray . Plaatsengids . 26 April 2022 . nl.