Linne is a village in the
Dutch province of
Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of
Maasgouw, and lies about 6 km southwest of
Roermond
Roermond (; or ) is a city, municipality, and diocese in the Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg province of the Netherlands. Roermond is a historically important town on the lower Roer on the east bank of the river Meuse. It received City rights i ...
.
History
The village was first mentioned in 943 as Linne. The etymology is unclear. Linne developed in the Early Middle Ages along the
Maas. It used to be part of
Ambt Montfort. In 1716, it became part of the
Dutch Republic
The United Provinces of the Netherlands, commonly referred to in historiography as the Dutch Republic, was a confederation that existed from 1579 until the Batavian Revolution in 1795. It was a predecessor state of the present-day Netherlands ...
.
The Catholic St Martinus Church is a three aisled basilica-like church built in 1897 to replace the medieval church. The tower was blown up in 1945, and restored between 1950 and 1951. In 1993, it received a copy of its original crown after the 1992 earthquake.
Linne was home to 621 people in 1840.
In January 1945, Linne was liberated from German occupation within the scope of '
Operation Blackcock'.
Linne was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with
Maasbracht
Maasbracht (; ) is a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It was a separate municipality until 1 January 2007, when it became a part of the new municipality of Maasgouw.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1265 as "de Bragth", and mea ...
.
In 1992, the village which was hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on the
Richter scale
The Richter scale (), also called the Richter magnitude scale, Richter's magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale, is a measure of the strength of earthquakes, developed by Charles Richter in collaboration with Beno Gutenberg, and pr ...
. Many buildings were damaged, but there were only 15 wounded. In 2007, it became part of the municipality of
Maasgouw.
Gallery
File:Linne (Maasgouw) Muziekkiosk.JPG, Bandstand
File:Café de Tramhalte te Linne.jpg, Pub de Tramhalte
File:Feuchtgebiet in der Nähe des Linner Staus der Maas.jpg, Nature near Linne
File:Linne (Maasgouw) voormalig gemeentehuis.JPG, Former town hall
References
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Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Maasgouw