Hulsberg
History
The village was first mentioned in 1147 as Huleberga, and means "hill of holly (Ilex aquifolium)". The area around Hulsberg was donated to the Abbey of Saint-Remi in 968. Hulsberg is a village with a dries (type of village square).
The Catholic St Clemens Church is a three aisled church from 1820. In 1908, Joseph Cuypers designed a new choir. The remainder was redesigned in 1930.
Hulsberg was home to 332 people in 1840. Until 1982, Hulsberg was a municipality of its own. After the re-arrangement of the municipalities in the Netherlands, Hulsberg and Schimmert were merged with the municipality of Nuth. In 2019, Nuth merged into Beekdaelen.
Hulsberg is popular stay-over place for Dutch. Its accommodations include two campings, and several hotels and motels). Hulsberg is only 3 kilometres from Valkenburg aan de Geul with several tourist attractions.
Hulsberg is the namesake of a radio mast, Zendmast Hulsberg, which is located in the territory of Valkenburg aan de Geul.
Gallery
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Monastery -
Community house -
School in Hulsberg -
Mergellandroute sign in Hulsberg
Notable people
- Peter Akkermans, archaeologist (born 1957)
- Tjarco Cuppens, racing cyclist (born 1976)
- Jan Gerard Kerkherdere, Latinist (1677–1738)
- Ada Kok, swimmer (born 1947)
- Johannes Herman Frederik Umbgrove, geologist (1899–1954)
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6336AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Hulsberg - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Hulsberg". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Hulsberg (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
