Eckelrade () is a village in the
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province of
Limburg
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. It is part of the municipality of
Eijsden-Margraten
Eijsden-Margraten (; ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the very south of the Netherlands. There it is located in the southeastern part of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. ...
, and situated about 8 km southeast of the town of
Maastricht
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.
Traditions
This village is one of the few that has been part of four municipalities at the same time and later one of two. (Until 1828 parts of it belonged to Gronsveld, to Breust, to Rijckholt and to Valkenburg. From 1828 until 1982 it was part of Sint Geertruid and of Gronsveld, whereas in the last mentioned year it completely became part of Margraten). But it is said that before 1828 a criminal could easily avoid apprehension by simply crossing the street, as there was little or no juridical co-ordination between the several municipalities the village then partly belonged to.
Gallery
File:Eckelrade straat.jpg, Eckelrade street in the hilly southern part of Limburg
File:Eckelrade-Harmoniezaal Diligentia.jpg, Concert band building
File:Amstel Gold Race, Eckelrade 2010.JPG, Amstel Gold Race
File:Eckelrade school.jpg, School
References
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Eijsden-Margraten
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