Grevenbicht | |
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: | Sittard-Geleen |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 32 |
Area Total Km2: | 3.56 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 2,305 |
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: | 6127 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 046 |
Grevenbicht (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈɣreːvə(m)bɪxt/; Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish: Beeg in Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish pronounced as /ˈbeːx/) is a village in the south-eastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, about 8 km north-west of Sittard, on the east bank of the Meuse river.
In 1982, the municipality of Grevenbicht was merged with Born.
In Grevenbicht 'goose pulling' is part of the traditional Shrove Tuesday celebrations. From 2013 to 2016, the autism-friendly one-day Bluegrass Beeg festival was held in October, attracting musicians from countries in Europe and around the world. Bluegrass Beeg was organized by Foundation Autism Friendly Limburg.