Vilt | |
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: | Valkenburg aan de Geul |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 123 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.07 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 905 |
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: | 6325 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 043 |
Vilt is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg, within the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul. It is located on the top of the Cauberg.
The village was first mentioned in the 14th century as Velt, and means field.[3] Vilt was home to 164 people in 1840.[4]
Vilt does not have its own church, and is a part of parish of Berg, but used have a primary school. The school closed in 2018.[4]
The village also has several associations, including a football club.