Ubachsberg () is a village in the
Dutch province of
Limburg. It is located in the municipality of
Voerendaal
Voerendaal (; ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands.
Population centres
''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Voerendaal, June 2015''
History
The Romans left the ruins from ...
.
[''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.]
The village was first mentioned in 1380 as "opten Berch", and means "hill of the Ubachs family". Ubachsberg developed in the Early Middle Ages on the road from
Simpelveld
Simpelveld (; ) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It is part of the municipal cooperative unit Parkstad Limburg.
Simpelveld is part of the ''Mergelland'', named after the presence of chalk (mergel), hill country popu ...
to
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 ...
.
The Catholic St Bernardus Church is a
neoclassic cruciform church built in 1842.
Restaurant
De Leuf (2 Michelin stars) is located in the village.
De Leuf
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File:Ubachsberg-Kapel Oude Schoolstraat.JPG, Chapel in the "Oude Schoolstraat"
File:Ubachsberg-Kerk.JPG, Sint-Bernarduskerk
File:Ubachsberg-Beeld Hunsstraat.JPG, Maria statue Hunsstraat
File:Ubachsberg-Kalkovens Daelsweg oostzijde (5).JPG, Limekiln
References
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Voerendaal
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