Echt-Susteren (; li, Ech-Zöstere ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

in the southeastern

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. Echt-Susteren was created in 2003 by merging the former municipalities of Echt and Susteren. Echt-Susteren is situated in a Euregional area. In the west the municipality borders to Belgium and in the east to Germany. The narrowest is only 4.8 km wide. It is possible to walk from Germany to Belgium via Netherlands in under an hour. The area of Echt-Susteren is a green municipality also known as the green waist of Limburg.

Population centres

Aasterberg, Baakhoven, Berkelaar, Dieteren, Echt, Echterbosch,

Gebroek Gebroek () is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Echt-Susteren, and lies about 11 km north of Sittard. The hamlet was first mentioned around 1700 as Broich, and means "swampy land". Gebroek wa ...

Heide Heide (; Holsatian: ''Heid'') is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the ''Kreis'' (district) Dithmarschen. Population: 21,000. The German word ''Heide'' means "heath". In the 15th century four adjoining villages decided ...

, Hingen, Illikhoven, Kokkelert,

Koningsbosch Koningsbosch (, li, De Boesj ) is a village within the municipality of Echt-Susteren, in the Dutch province of Limburg. Koningsbosch is located next to the German border, approximately 10 kilometres east of the town of Echt. The neighbourhood ...

, Maria-Hoop, Nieuwstadt, Oevereind, Ophoven, Oud-Roosteren, Pey, Pepinusbrug, Roosteren, Schilberg,

Sint Joost Sint Joost () is a Dutch village in the municipality of Echt-Susteren. History The village was first mentioned in 1294 or 1295 as "De curte Sancti Judoci", and refers to Saint Judoc. Sint Joost is a linear settlement which developed around a Va ...

, Slek, Susteren, Visserweert.

Echt

Echt is a former municipality. It received

city rights Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the traditio ...

in 1343.

Susteren

Susteren is a former municipality. It received city rights in 1276.

Maria-Hoop

Maria-Hoop is a small village in the neighbourhood of the hamlets Echterbosch and Putbroek and the village Koningsbosch. Originally named ''Diergaarde'', the village's named was changed to Maria-Hoop in 1953, after the local church ''Moeder der H. Hoop''.

Roosteren

The name of the village of Roosteren (population circa 1600, including Kokkelert and Oevereind) was derived from a combination of the Rode Beek (Red Brook) and the town of Suestra (Susteren) leading to the name Roosteren. The village has two 'castles', the Castle Ter Boch and the Castle Eyckholt and a number of Lord Manors. It is located in between the river

Meuse The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a ...

(''Maas'') and the

Juliana Canal The Juliana Canal (Dutch and Limburgish: , , ), named after Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, is a 36 km long canal in the southern Netherlands, providing a bypass of an unnavigable section of the river Meuse between Maastricht and Maasbr ...

(''Julianakanaal'') with a small part of the village separated from the main population centre by the canal: Oud Roosteren (Old Roosteren). The main church is located in Roosteren whereas the cemetery is located near the site of the former church in Old Roosteren.

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Echt-Susteren, June 2015''

Notable people

Edith Stein Edith Stein (religious name Saint Teresia Benedicta a Cruce ; also known as Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross or Saint Edith Stein; 12 October 1891 – 9 August 1942) was a German Jewish philosopher who converted to Christianity and became a D ...

(1891–1942)

German Jewish The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321, and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High Middle Ages (''circa'' 1000–1299 CE) when Jewish immigrants founded the Ashkenazi Jewish ...

philosopher who converted to

Catholicism The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

and became a nun. She is canonized as a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church. Lived in Echt * Emeri Johannes van Donzel (1925 in Nieuwstadt − 2017) historian of the Middle East, particularly Ethiopia * Frans Wackers (born 1939 in Echt) medical doctor,

research scientist A scientist is a person who conducts scientific research to advance knowledge in an area of the natural sciences. In classical antiquity, there was no real ancient analog of a modern scientist. Instead, philosophers engaged in the philosophic ...

into nuclear

cardiology Cardiology () is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular h ...

Ria Oomen-Ruijten Ria Oomen-Ruijten (born 6 September 1950 in Echt, Limburg) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) who has been serving as a member of the Senate since 9 June 2015. Oomen is a former Member of the European Parliament. A ...

(born 1950 in St Joost) politician * Ien Lucas (born 1955 in Echt) visual artist of abstract paintings on canvas or wood * Adrian van Hooydonk (born 1964 in Echt) automobile designer, BMW Group's Design Director *

Roland van Vliet Rudolf Aleida "Roland" van Vliet (born 25 November 1969) is a Dutch independent politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives between 17 June 2010 and 23 March 2017. A member of the Party for Freedom (PVV) until he left it on ...

(born 1969 in Susteren) independent politician *

Laurence Stassen Laurence Jeanne Arnoldine Joseph Stassen (born 8 February 1971, in Sittard) is an independent Dutch politician and a former freelance television presenter of the regional broadcasting TV Limburg. There she presented the program sponsored ''Limburg ...

(born 1971 in Sittard) independent politician, former freelance TV presenter

Sport

Martin van der Borgh Martin van der Borgh (28 October 1934 – 12 February 2018) was a Dutch cyclist who was active between 1954 and 1964. He won the Ronde van Limburg (1954), Tour du Nord (1961) and individual stages of the Tour de France (1960) and Tour de Lux ...

(1934 in Koningsbosch – 2018) racing cyclist * Jan Schröder (1941 in Koningsbosch – 2007) professional road and track cyclist. *

Sef Vergoossen Josephus Gerardus Dominicus "Sef" Vergoossen (, born 5 August 1947 in Echt) is a former Dutch football manager. Biography Vergoossen began his managerial career in 1978 with VVV-Venlo, managing the club for 12 years until 1989, after which he ma ...

(born 1947 in Echt) former football manager *

Demi Schuurs Demi Schuurs (born 1 August 1993) is a professional Dutch tennis player who has specialized in doubles. She has won 15 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as one singles title and 20 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. In February 2015, she ...

(born 1993 in Nieuwstadt) professional tennis player * Perr Schuurs (born 1999 in Nieuwstadt) professional footballer

Gallery

File:Roosteren, kerk in straatzicht foto6 2011-03-20 11.17.JPG, Roosteren, Kerk in straatzicht File:Maria-Hoop (Echt-Susteren) wegkruis Springweg.JPG, Maria-Hoop (Echt-Susteren) wegkruis Springweg File:Nieuwstadt, kerk foto2 2011-03-20 10.24.JPG, Nieuwstadt, kerk

References

External links

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Official website
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