Strucht

Strucht
Hamlet
Strucht is located in Netherlands
Strucht
Strucht
Location in the Netherlands
Strucht is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Strucht
Strucht
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°51′N 5°52′E / 50.850°N 5.867°E / 50.850; 5.867
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityValkenburg aan de Geul
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.20 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
365
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6305[1]
Dialing code043

Strucht is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1603 as Strucht, and means "settlement with shrubbery".[3] It used to belong to the Austrian Netherlands, but was traded with the Dutch Republic in 1785. Strucht was home to 264 people in 1840.[4]

Strucht was a separate municipality until 1879, when it was merged with Schin op Geul.[5] In 1982, it became part of the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6305AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Strucht - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Strucht". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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