Hulsberg Explained

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.

History

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.

Notable people

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6336AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 23 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 23 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Hulsberg - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 23 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Hulsberg . Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert. 2003 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9623 6 . 23 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Hulsberg . Plaatsengids . 23 April 2022 . nl.