Sint Geertruid

Sint Geertruid Se-Gietere
Village
Coordinates: 50°47′47″N 5°45′56″E / 50.79639°N 5.76556°E / 50.79639; 5.76556
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg (Netherlands)
Municipality	Eijsden-Margraten
Area
• Total	0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Population  (2007)	950

Sint Geertruid (Limburgish: Se-Gietere) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.

Sint Geertruid was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Margraten. The municipality was formed in 1828 from parts of the municipalities of Breust and Eijsden.^[1]

Part of the Sint Geertruid population centre in the Eijsden-Margraten municipality are also the separately situated townships of: Bruisterbosch (80 inhabitants), Herkenrade (180), Libeek (65) and Moerslag (55).

A significant part of the "Savelsbos" hill side forest^[2] is situated in the outlying area of Sint Geertruid.

Half timbered house at Libeek

Sint Geertruid-Heerkuil

Village view back in 1962

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sint Geertruid.

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Sint Geertruid". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

Coordinates: 50°48′N 5°46′E / 50.800°N 5.767°E / 50.800; 5.767

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