Urmond Explained

Urmond
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
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Limburg
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Stein
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:46
Area Total Km2:2.87
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3,555
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:6129
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:046
Coordinates:50.9906°N 5.7711°W

Urmond is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Stein.

The village was first mentioned in 1153 as Ouermunte. The current name means "mouth of the Ur", however the Ur has later moved to village.[3] Urmond developed on the higher bank of the Maas. In 1400, it became part of the Duchy of Jülich.[4]

The Old St Martinus Church was built between 1791 and 1793. The medieval tower was placed in 1841. The cemetery is artificially heightened.[4] In 1695, a Dutch Reformed church was built in Urmond which is exceptional in Limburg.

Urmond was home to 600 people in 1840.[5] Urmond was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Stein.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6129AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 26 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 26 April 2022 . two entries.
  3. Web site: Urmond - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 26 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Urmond . Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert. 2003 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9623 6 . 26 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Urmond . Plaatsengids . 26 April 2022 . nl.