Echt-Susteren
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| (Dutch) Echt-Susteren (Limburgish) Ech-Zöstere |
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Province | Limburg |
| Area (2006) | |
| - Total | 104.60 km² (40.4 sq mi) |
| - Land | 103.20 km² (39.8 sq mi) |
| - Water | 1.39 km² (0.5 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| - Total | 32,333 |
| - Density | 313/km² (810.7/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Echt-Susteren (pronunciation ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.
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[edit] Population centres
Aasterberg, Baakhoven, Berkelaar, Diergaarde, Dieteren, Echt, Echterbosch, Gebroek, Heide, Hingen, Illikhoven, Kokkelert, Koningsbosch, Maria-hoop, Nieuwstadt, Oevereind, Ophoven, Oud-Roosteren, Peij, Pepinusbrug, Roosteren, Schilberg, Sint Joost, Slek, Susteren, Visserweert.
Echt-Susteren was created by merging the former municipalities of Echt and Susteren.
[edit] Echt
Echt is a former municipality. Echt received city rights in 1343.
[edit] Roosteren
The name of the village of Roosteren (population circa 1600, including Kokkelert and Oevereind) was derived from a combination of the Rode Beek (Red Brook) and the town of Suestra (Susteren) leading to the name Roosteren. The village has two 'castles', the Castle Ter Boch and the Castle Eyckholt and a number of Lord Manors. It is located in between the Meuse River (Maas River) and the Juliana Canal (Juliana Kanaal) with a small part of the village separated from the main population centre by the canal: Oud Roosteren (Old Roosteren). The main church is located in Roosteren whereas the cemetery is located near the site of the former church in Old Roosteren.
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