Susteren (; li, Zöstere ) is a city in the
Dutch province of
Limburg. It is located in the municipality of
Echt-Susteren
Echt-Susteren (; li, Ech-Zöstere ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. 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 mu ...
, about 7 km northwest of
Sittard
Sittard (; ) is a city in the Netherlands, situated in the southernmost province of Limburg.
The town is part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen and has almost 37.500 inhabitants in 2016.
In its east, Sittard borders the German municipal ...
. It was a separate municipality until 2003, when it was merged with
Echt
Echt may refer to:
* Echt, Aberdeenshire, a village in Scotland
* Echt-Susteren, a municipality in the Netherlands
** Echt, Netherlands, a city in the municipality
*** Echt railway station
* Echt (band), a 1997–2002 German pop group
* Echt ...
. Susteren received city right in 1276.
Susteren harboured the Benedictine
Abbey Susteren, that was founded in the 8th century and was closed at the end of the 18th century. Its Romanesque church was raised to the status of a basilica in 2007 by pope
Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereig ...
.
There is a museum ‘t Stift next to the church. Other sights are the Cannon on the market, castle Eyckholt, the mill Dieterdermolen and typical River Meuse valley farms like the Hommelhof.
In 1865,
Susteren railway station
Susteren is a railway station in Susteren, Netherlands. The station was opened in 1862 and is located on the Maastricht–Venlo railway, also known as ''Staatslijn E''. Train services are operated by Arriva
Arriva plc is a British multinatio ...
opened on the
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 ...
to
Venlo
Venlo () is a city and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg, about 50 km east of the city of Eindhoven, 65 km north east of the provincial capital Maastricht, a ...
railway line.
Gallery
File:Aan de Statie, Susteren (P1090757).jpg, Residential neighbourhood
File:Voorgevels - Susteren - 20206810 - RCE.jpg, Houses on the market square (1965)
File:HUA-164995-Gezicht op het N.S.-station Susteren te Susteren, met in het midden een waterkolom en rechts één van de dienstgebouwen van het rangeerterrein.jpg, Postcard of the old railway station (1919-1924_
See also
*
Van Susteren, a surname literally meaning "from Susteren"
References
Cities in the Netherlands
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2003
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Echt-Susteren
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