Rijckholt

Village in Limburg, Netherlands

50°47′55″N 5°43′55″E / 50.79861°N 5.73194°E / 50.79861; 5.73194CountryNetherlandsProvinceLimburgMunicipalityEijsden-MargratenArea

^[1]

• Total0.62 km² (0.24 sq mi)Elevation

^[2]

60 m (200 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total630 • Density1,000/km² (2,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6247^[1]

Dialing code043Major roadsA2

Rijckholt (Limburgish: Riêkelt) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1330 as Rykilt, and means "mighty forest".^[3] Rijckholt developed in the Early Middle Ages in the valley of the Maas. In the 12th century, it became a free heerlijkheid (=no fief) and in the 16th century until 1794, a barony.^[4]

Rijckholt castle is surrounded by a double moat. The square tower dates from the 14th century. It was destroyed in 1485 and rebuilt in 1489. The main wing was constructed 1683.^[4]

The Catholic Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church was built in 1882 as a monastery church of the Dominicans from Lyon. In 1956, it became the village church. The monastery closed down in 1979.^[4]

Rijckholt was home to 185 people in 1840.^[5] It was a separate municipality until 1943, when it was merged with Gronsveld.^[6] In 2011, it became part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.^[5]

Sights

Rijckholt castle^[7]
Prehistoric flint mines^[8]

Gallery

Marl wall in Savelsbos forest
Entrance prehistoric flintstone mine in Savelsbos forest
Monastery Huize Immaculata
Street view

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 6247AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ "Rijckholt - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Rijckholt (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Rijckholt". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ "Rijckholt castle on a postcard from 1957". Picturesfrom.nl. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
^ "Rijckholt prehistoric flint mines on". Flintsource.net. Retrieved 2014-06-15.