Eyserheide ( English: ''Eys heathland'',

Limburgish Limburgish ( li, Limburgs or ; nl, Limburgs ; german: Limburgisch ; french: Limbourgeois ), also called Limburgan, Limburgian, or Limburgic, is a West Germanic language spoken in the Dutch and Belgian provinces of Limburg and in the neig ...

: ''Ezerhei'') is a

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in the southeastern

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. It is located close to the village of Eys in the municipality of

Gulpen-Wittem Gulpen-Wittem (; li, Gullepe-Wittem ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands (in the province of Limburg) with inhabitants as of . Gulpen-Wittem came into being after the merger of the municipalities Gulpen and Wittem. This took p ...

, Limburg, around 15 km east of

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...

. The name refers to a former

heath A heath () is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with—especially in Great Britain—a cooler ...

land in the area. The village has a population of 90 people. Together with the neighboring hamlets of Elkenrade and Mingersberg, it is located on the

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of Ubachsberg. The village is known for the Eyserbosweg, a steep hill to the south of the village which is part of the

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. To the west of the village is the forest Eyserbos.

National monuments

The hamlet has four farms that have been designated

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. File:Eys-Eyserheide 29 (3).JPG, Eyserheide 29 File:Eys-Eyserheide 31.JPG, Eyserheide 31 File:Eys-Eyserheide 35a (1).JPG, Eyserheide 35a File:Eys-Eyserheide 37.JPG, Eyserheide 37

Notable people

* Mirjam van LaarMirjam van Laar is record kwijt
Dagblad de Limburger, 4 March 2011 - Dutch highjump recordholder

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Gulpen-Wittem