Ittervoort Explained

Ittervoort
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:28
Area Total Km2:4.09
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,655
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:6014
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0475
Blank Name Sec1:Transport
Blank1 Name Sec1:Major roads
Blank1 Info Sec1:A2, N273
Coordinates:51.1719°N 5.8211°W

Ittervoort is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Leudal.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1252 as Itervort, and means "fordable place in the Itterbeek".[3] In 1343, a bridge was built.[4]

The St Margarita Church was built in 1935, however the tower from 1894 was incorporated in the design.[4]

The watermill Schouwsmolen was probably built around 1630 and was used as a grist mill. In 1928, an electro motor was installed, and it went out of service in 1961. Between 2015 and 2016, it was restored and is used to grind corn and generate electricity.[5]

Ittervoort was home to 235 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1942, when it was merged with Hunsel.[6] In 2007, it became part of the municipality of Leudal.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6262NA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . 24 July 2019 . Het Waterschapshuis . 24 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 24 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Ittervoort - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 24 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Ittervoort . Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert. 2003 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90-400-9623-6 . 24 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Schouwsmolen Ittervoort . Kempenbroek molens . 24 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 .
  7. Web site: Ittervoort . Plaatsengids . 24 April 2022 . nl.