Elsloo, Limburg

Elsloo
Village
Op de Berg as seen from Maasberg
Op de Berg as seen from Maasberg
Elsloo is located in Netherlands
Elsloo
Elsloo
Location in the Netherlands
Elsloo is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Elsloo
Elsloo
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°57′1″N 5°46′7″E / 50.95028°N 5.76861°E / 50.95028; 5.76861
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityStein
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
6,955
 • Density1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6181[1]
Dialing code046

Elsloo is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Stein, about 2 km south of the town of Stein itself.[3] Beek-Elsloo railway station serves Elsloo.

History

The village was first mentioned in 855 (CL I, 23; RI I, 1277), than 1002 as Elisla, and means "forest with alder trees".[4] Elsloo developed in the Early Middle Ages in the valley of the Maas. The Maas flooded the village several times, and in 1459 the church was moved to higher grounds.[5][4]

Elsloo Castle was built in the 12th century and was flooded in the early-17th century. The brewery was converted into a castle and extended. It suffered from fires in 1835 and 1885. A Gothic Revival style corner tower was added in 1838.[5]

The Catholic St Augustinus Church is a three aisled church built between 1848 and 1849 as a replacement of the 1459 church.[5]

Elsloo was home to 495 people in 1840.[6] Until 1982, when it was merged with Stein, Elsloo was a separate municipality, also incorporating the smaller villages of Meers and Catsop.[7]

The first artificially inseminated calf in the Netherlands was born on 5 December 1935 at the farm of Jan Werner in Elsloo. The father was Sjors from Lierop who later fathered many children.[8]

  • Op de Berg
    Op de Berg
  • Mariakerk (St. Mary Roman Catholic church)
    Mariakerk (St. Mary Roman Catholic church)
  • Augustinuskerk (St. Augustine Roman Catholic church)
    Augustinuskerk (St. Augustine Roman Catholic church)
  • Pump and chapel at Raadhuisstraat & Kaakstraat
    Pump and chapel at Raadhuisstraat & Kaakstraat

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6181AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  4. ^ a b "Elsloo - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Elsloo (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9623-6. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Elsloo (Limburg)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  7. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  8. ^ "Goliath". Geschiedenis Someren (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.