Sint Odiliënberg
Sint Odiliënberg | |
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![]() Sint Odiliënberg on the Roer river | |
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Coordinates: 51°08′35″N 6°00′10″E / 51.14306°N 6.00278°ECoordinates: 51°08′35″N 6°00′10″E / 51.14306°N 6.00278°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Municipality | Roerdalen |
Population (1 January 2014) | 3,214 |
Dialling code | 0475 |
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Sint Odiliënberg[needs Dutch IPA] is a small village in southeast Netherlands, It is located in Roerdalen, Limburg, in the Roer River valley.
History[]
Romans settled here very early. In 706 missionary monks from Ireland, Saints Wiro, Plechelmus, and Otgerus, built a monastery there, which was important in the Christianisation of the Netherlands. In the time of the Viking invasions the Utrecht clergy found shelter here. At first it was a secular collegiate chapter, which later moved to Roermond in the 14th century. A community of the Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre settled on the hill during that period.
After the Eighty Years' War, this area came under Spanish rule; it was ceded to the Dutch Republic in 1715. Until the French municipal reorganisation, St. Odiliënberg belonged to the administrative division known as Ambt Montfort. Around 1810 it became a separate commune/municipality. In 1991 the municipality of Sint Odiliënberg merged into Ambt Montfort, which in January 2007 merged into Roerdalen.
Attractions[]
Standing on a hill is a Romanesque basilica with two towers dating from the eleventh century. Next to the basilica is a 10th-century chapel, originally the parish church.
Sint Odiliënberg, basilica
Sint Odiliënberg, windmill: molen van Verbeek
Notable residents[]
- Connie Palmen, writer, born in St. Odiliënberg
- Geert Chatrou, professional whistler, born in St. Odiliënberg
- , professional woodworker and materials planner, born in St. Odiliënberg
External links[]
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Sint Odiliënberg". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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- Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
- Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
- Roerdalen