Eygelshoven (, ,
Ripuarian: ) is a village, since 1982 part of the town of
Kerkrade
Kerkrade (; Kerkrade dialect, Ripuarian: ; ; or ''Kirchrath'') is a town and a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeast of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, the southernmost province of the Netherlands. It forms part of the P ...
, in the southeast of the
Netherlands
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, close to the German and Belgian borders.
It has two former coal mines, ''Laura'' and ''Julia'', which were named after the wives of the two owners. Both pits closed in 1974.
The local soccer club is also named after the former coal mines.
Eygelshoven has a small former church from the sixteenth century, which stands on top of a hill. In 1922, another church was built. Architect
Alphons Boosten
Alphons Boosten (20 January 1893, Maastricht – 2 January 1951) was a Dutch architect, who mostly practiced in the province of Limburg. His works include several large housing complexes and more than twenty churches.
Early in his career Booste ...
designed the new church. Plans to demolish the old church were abandoned in favour of a new use as a chapel and because of its historical worth.
A third
Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...
church was built in 1957, the Pastoor van Arskerk, which was torn down in 1994 when it became redundant.
The old mining village of Eygelshoven was a separate municipality until 1982, when after more than eight centuries it was merged with Kerkrade.
The dialect spoken in Eygelshoven is not the Ripuarian
Kerkrade dialect
Kerkrade dialect (natively or simply , literally 'Kerkradish', , Standard Dutch: , Standard German: meaning ''(the) dialect of Kerkrade'') is a Ripuarian dialect spoken in Kerkrade and its surroundings, including Herzogenrath in Germany. ...
, but a local
East Limburgish variety called
Egelzer plat. One of the biggest differences between the two is the pronunciation of the letter ; in Eygelshoven, it is pronounced as a
voiced velar fricative
The voiced velar fricative is a type of consonantal sound that is used in various spoken languages. It is not found in most varieties of Modern English but existed in Old English. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents ...
, as in southern Standard Dutch, whereas in Kerkrade it is pronounced as a
palatal approximant
The voiced palatal approximant is a type of consonant used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ; the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is j, and in the Americanist phonetic notation i ...
(as in
Colognian), except after back vowels.
Transportation
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Eygelshoven railway station
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Eygelshoven Markt railway station
Eygelshoven Markt () is a railway station located in Eygelshoven, Netherlands.
History
The station was opened in 1909 as Eygelshoven until its closure in 1952 and subsequent demolition. The station was rebuilt and opened on 9 December 2007 as E ...
Gallery
Image:Eygelshoven, kerk2 foto10 2011-09-27 14.00.JPG, Eygelshoven, church
File:Flats in Limburgse Eygelshoven moet worden gesloopt wegen gebruik ondeugdelijk m, Bestanddeelnr 928-9233.jpg, Apartment building which was later demolished (1976)
File:Beambtenwoningen St. Janstraat Eygelshoven.jpg, Houses in Eygelshoven
File:Mijn-Julia-Kolenwasserij-01.jpg, Former mine Julia
See also
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List of mayors of Eygelshoven
References
External links
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Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Mining communities in the Netherlands
Kerkrade
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