Amstenrade

Amstenrade is a village in the municipality of Beekdaelen, in the Netherlands. It is located about 7 km northwest of Heerlen. The Amstenrade Castle is located in the village.

Amstenrade
Village
Amstenrade church
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Coordinates: 50°56′25″N 5°55′20″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Beekdaelen
Area [1]
• Total	1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	91 m (299 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,675
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6436[1]
Dialing code	046

History

The village was first mentioned in 1274 as Anstenroden, and means "cultivation of the forest of Ansto (person)".^[3] Amstenrade developed in the Middle Ages on a plateau. The area was cultivated in the 13th century from the Geleenbeek onwards. It was originally a heerlijkheid. In 1654, it was elevated to county. The village concentrated around Amstenrade Castle and the road from Sittard to Heerlen.^[4]

The Catholic Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church is a three aisled church with two tower which was built between 1852 and 1856. In 1932, it was enlarged according to a design by Pierre Cuypers and his son Joseph Cuypers.^[4]

Amstenrade was home to 502 people in 1840.^[5] Between 1839 and 1982, Amstenrade was a separate municipality.^[6] It became part of the municipality of Beekdaelen in 2019.^[5]

Amstenrade Castle

The original Amstenrade Castle  [nl] dated from the late-13th century. The tower is the oldest extant part and dates from 1609. In 1780, most of the castle was demolished, and a new castle was built in neoclassic style, however the right wing and north-eastern tower remained unchanged. The castle is still in use as a residential house.^[7][4]

Gallery

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  Amstenrade Castle
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  Catholic church
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  House in Amstenrade
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  Farm in Amstenrade

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 6436AC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
3. "Amstenrade - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
4. Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Amstenrade (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
5. "Amstenrade". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
6. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
7. "Amstenrade, Amstenrade". Limburgse Kastelen via Archive.org (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 February 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2022.