Bingelrade (; ) is a village in the
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province of
Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of
Beekdaelen
Beekdaelen (; ) is a municipality in the province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands. It was formed as a merger of Nuth, Onderbanken and Schinnen.
Beekdaelen has 35,853 inhabitants. It does not have a capital. The town hall of the m ...
, and lies about 6 km southeast of
Sittard
Sittard (; ) is a city in the Netherlands, situated in the southernmost province of Limburg.
The town is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen and has almost 37,500 inhabitants in 2016.
In its east, Sittard borders the German municipal ...
.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1263 as Binghenrode, and means "cultivation of the forest of Bingo (person)". Bingelrade started in the Middle Ages as a cultivation village and developed into a road village.
The Catholic St Lambertus Church has a gable roof central tower and was built between 1934 and 1935 as a replacement of the church from around 1500. The water well was built in the 19th century with chalk around a brick well from 1664.
Raath Castle was built in 1686, but burnt down in 1751. In 1804 an estate was built in its place.
Bingelrade was home to 100 people in 1840.
Bingelrade used to be a separate municipality. In 1982, it was merged into
Onderbanken
Onderbanken (; ) was a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. In 2019, it merged with Nuth and Schinnen to form Beekdaelen.
Population centres
Bingelrade, Douvergenhout, Etzenrade, Jabeek, Merkelbeek, Op den Hering, Quabeek, Raath ...
.
In 2019, it became part of
Beekdaelen
Beekdaelen (; ) is a municipality in the province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands. It was formed as a merger of Nuth, Onderbanken and Schinnen.
Beekdaelen has 35,853 inhabitants. It does not have a capital. The town hall of the m ...
.
Gallery
Image:Bingelrade, kerk foto1 2011-03-16 14.38.JPG, St Lamberts Church
File:Bingelrade-Dorpsstraat 18.JPG, House from 1766
File:Overzicht, gezien vanaf de straat, met zicht op het huis, de beide dienstvleugels en het afgesloten voorplein - Bingelrade - 20406510 - RCE.jpg, Huize Raath
File:Bingelrade-Dorpsstraat 35 (1).JPG, Farm in Bingelrade
References
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Beekdaelen
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