Rijckholt

Rijckholt
Village
Rijckholt castle
Rijckholt Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Rijckholt Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands Show map of Limburg, Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°47′55″N 5°43′55″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Eijsden-Margraten
Area [1]
• Total	0.62 km^2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	630
• Density	1,000/km^2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6247[1]
Dialing code	043
Major roads	A2

Rijckholt (Limburgish: Riêkelt) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1330 as Rykilt, and means "mighty forest".[3] Rijckholt developed in the Early Middle Ages in the valley of the Maas. In the 12th century, it became a free heerlijkheid (=no fief) and in the 16th century until 1794, a barony.[4]

Rijckholt castle is surrounded by a double moat. The square tower dates from the 14th century. It was destroyed in 1485 and rebuilt in 1489. The main wing was constructed 1683.[4]

The Catholic Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church was built in 1882 as a monastery church of the Dominicans from Lyon. In 1956, it became the village church. The monastery closed down in 1979.[4]

Rijckholt was home to 185 people in 1840.[5] It was a separate municipality until 1943, when it was merged with Gronsveld.[6] In 2011, it became part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.[5]

Sights

• Rijckholt castle[7]
• Prehistoric flint mines[8]

Gallery

• 
  Marl wall in Savelsbos forest
• 
  Entrance prehistoric flintstone mine in Savelsbos forest
• 
  Monastery Huize Immaculata
• 
  Street view

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 6247AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
3. "Rijckholt - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
4. Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Rijckholt (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
5. "Rijckholt". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
6. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
7. "Rijckholt castle on a postcard from 1957". Picturesfrom.nl. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
8. "Rijckholt prehistoric flint mines on". Flintsource.net. Retrieved 2014-06-15.

External links

• Media related to Rijckholt at Wikimedia Commons