Vaesrade | |
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: | 83 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.08 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 990 |
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: | 6361 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 045 |
Coordinates: | 50.9292°N 5.9061°W |
Vaesrade (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈvaːsˌraːdə/; Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish: Vaosje in Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish pronounced as /ˈvɔːʃə/) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen.
The village was first mentioned in 1139 as Wastrode. The etymology is unclear, but contrary to popular belief there is no relation to Servatius of Tongeren.[3]
The first church was built in 1856. In 1929, the St Servatius Church was built in expressionist style and has a square tower next to the entrance.[4]
In 1840, Vaesrade was home to 198 people. Vaesrade was a separate municipality until 1821, when it was merged with Nuth. In 2019, it became part of the municipality of Beekdaelen.[5]