Milsbeek
Appearance
Milsbeek | |
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Village | |
Church of Milsbeek | |
Coordinates: 51°43′36″N 5°56′52″E / 51.72667°N 5.94778°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Municipality | Gennep |
Area | |
• Total | 4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,015 |
• Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 6596[1] |
Dialing code | 0485 |
Major roads | N271 |
Milsbeek is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Gennep, and lies about 14 km southeast of Nijmegen.
The village was first mentioned in 1329 as Milsbeec, and is named after a brook.[3]
Milsbeek was home to 520 people in 1840.[4] The former pottery was turned into a pottery museum in 2016, and has to last remaining wood oven of the Netherlands.[4]
Gallery
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Ruins of Gennerperhuis
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Community house
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School
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Former pottery (1955)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6596AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Milsbeek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Milsbeek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.