Nuth

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Nuth

Nut

Former Municipality

Old farmhouse in Arensgenhout

Old farmhouse in Arensgenhout

Flag of Nuth

Flag

Coat of arms of Nuth

Coat of arms

Highlighted position of Nuth in a municipal map of Limburg

Location in Limburg

Coordinates: 50°55′N 5°53′E / 50.917°N 5.883°E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityBeekdaelen
Merged2019
Area
 • Total33.13 km2 (12.79 sq mi)
 • Land33.09 km2 (12.78 sq mi)
 • Water0.04 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Elevation86 m (282 ft)
Demonym(s)Nutter
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode

6333, 6336, 6360–6363

Area code045
Websitewww.beekdaelen.nl

Nuth (Dutch pronunciation: [nɵt] ; Limburgish: Nut) is a village and was a municipality in the province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands. In January 2019, the municipality merged with Schinnen and Onderbanken to form Beekdaelen.[4]

The village of Nuth has 5,452 inhabitants, and is with that the largest village of the municipality. The town hall of the municipality Nuth was also situated in the village Nuth. The other villages in the municipality were Hulsberg with 3,980 inhabitants, Schimmert with 3,226, Wijnandsrade with 1,647 and Vaesrade with 997 inhabitants (data: 1-1-2017). The other population centres belong to one of the following villages.

Population centres

Aalbeek, Arensgenhout, Grijzegrubben, Helle, Hellebroek, Hulsberg, Laar, Schimmert, Swier, Terstraten, Vaesrade, Wijnandsrade.

Topography

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Nuth, June 2015

Transportation

  • Railway station: Nuth
  • Exit 5 of the A76 Motorway

Some facts about Nuth

  • The patron Saint of Nuth is St. Bavo, after which the parish is named.
  • The municipality expanded all the way from Hoensbroek to Meerssen.
  • From 2004 Nuth boasted a one Michelin star restaurant, In de'n Dillegaard, and Nuth made the international press when the restaurant owner returned the coveted star in 2009 over concerns of being too elitist.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6361BZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Gemeenteraad Beekdaelen beëdigd in gemeentehuis Nuth" [Town council of Beekdaelen sworn in at Nuth municipality office] (in Dutch). 1Limburg. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. ^ Dutch restaurant gives Michelin star back

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