Milsbeek

Village in Limburg, Netherlands
51°43′36″N 5°56′52″E / 51.72667°N 5.94778°E / 51.72667; 5.94778CountryNetherlandsProvinceLimburgMunicipalityGennepArea • Total4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)Elevation173 m (568 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,015 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
6596[1]
Dialing code0485Major roadsN271

Milsbeek is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Gennep, and lies about 14 km southeast of Nijmegen.

The village was first mentioned in 1329 as Milsbeec, and is named after a brook.[3]

Milsbeek was home to 520 people in 1840.[4] The former pottery was turned into a pottery museum in 2016, and has to last remaining wood oven of the Netherlands.[4]

  • Ruins of Gennerperhuis
    Ruins of Gennerperhuis
  • Community house
    Community house
  • School
    School
  • Former pottery (1955)
    Former pottery (1955)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6596AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Milsbeek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Milsbeek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.


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