Ulestraten Explained

Ulestraten
Other Name:Ulesjtraote
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:Meerssen
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:125
Area Total Km2:5.84
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2,805
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:6235
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:043
Coordinates:50.9053°N 5.7803°W

Ulestraten (Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish: Ulesjtraote) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Meerssen. It is surrounded by several forests.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1335 as Hulenstroten, and is combination of "land near water" and "swampy place with shrubbery".[3] Ulestration developed in the Middle Ages on the plateau of Schimmert. Between 1626 and 1794, it was a heerlijkheid within the . Between June 1814 and May 1815, it was part of Prussia, but awarded to the Kingdom of the Netherlands at the Congress of Vienna. Ulestraten became an independent parish in 1833.[4]

The St Catharina Church is a three aisled basilica-like church built between 1905 and 1906 in Gothic Revival style. Initially, the tower from 1805/1806 was retained, but it was replaced in 1929 by a new tower.[4]

Vliek Castle was first mentioned in 1374. The current manor house was built around 1725 in Louis XIV style. Short side wings have been added in 1908.[4]

Ulestraten was home to 366 people in 1840.[5] In 1944, an airfield was built by the Allies partially in the municipality of Ulestraten. It is currently known as Maastricht Aachen Airport. The airport triggered a rapid population increase and industrialisation of the village.[5] It was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Meerssen.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6235AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 25 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 25 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Ulestraten - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 25 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Ulestraten . Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert. 2003 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9623 6 . 25 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Ulestraten . Plaatsengids . 25 April 2022 . nl.