Hulsberg | |
Other Name: | Hölsberg |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
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: | Beekdaelen |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 132 |
Area Total Km2: | 3.52 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 3,180 |
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: | 6336 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 045 |
Coordinates: | 50.8883°N 5.8553°W |
Hulsberg (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈɦʏlzbɛr(ə)x/; Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish: Hölsberg) is a village in the southeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen, Limburg, about 15 km east of Maastricht.
The village was first mentioned in 1147 as Huleberga, and means "hill of holly (Ilex aquifolium)".[3] The area around Hulsberg was donated to the in 968. Hulsberg is a village with a (type of village square).[4]
The Catholic St Clemens Church is a three aisled church from 1820. In 1908, Joseph Cuypers designed a new choir. The remainder was redesigned in 1930.[4]
Hulsberg was home to 332 people in 1840. Until 1982, Hulsberg was a municipality of its own. After the re-arrangement of the municipalities in the Netherlands, Hulsberg and Schimmert were merged with the municipality of Nuth. In 2019, Nuth merged into Beekdaelen.[5]
Hulsberg is popular stay-over place for Dutch. Its accommodations include two campings, and several hotels and motels). Hulsberg is only 3 kilometres from Valkenburg aan de Geul with several tourist attractions.
Hulsberg is the namesake of a radio mast, Zendmast Hulsberg, which is located in the territory of Valkenburg aan de Geul.