Banholt
Name in local dialect: Tebannet   The village of Banholt (Banneth, te Bannet) is situated on the connecting road from Mheer via Reijmerstok to Gulpen, at the point where the road is met by the Dalestraat, running to the north. At the northern end, the Dalestraat forks in the directions of ... >>

Bemelen
Name in local dialect: Bieëmele     Bemelen is a small, rural village on the outskirts of the municipality of Margraten, and is particularly well known for its nature reserve, The Bemelerberg. Walkers can enjoy beautiful panoramic views here, and marvel at the mysterious marl rock ... >>

Cadier en Keer
Name in local dialect: Keer     Cadier en Keer has a history going back centuries, as does the rest of the municipality of Margraten and the province of Limburg. The original historical centre of Cadier en Keer has spread further along Limburgerstraat, Kerkstraat and Dorpstraat – long ... >>

Eckelrade
Name in local dialect: Ikkelder     On the edge of the forest known as the Savelsbos lies Eckelrade, a small parish village with just under 580 residents. It is a typical South Limburg village with many monumental farms and surroundings that have been shaped by agricultural workers for ... >>

Margraten
Name in local dialect: Mergraote As is the case in many other Limburg villages, the original historic church of Margraten (titular saint: St. Margarita) was built at a fork in the road, where a triangular 'square' formed over time. This triangular shape, on which the church and the water ... >>

Mheer
Name in local dialect: Mhaer The village of Mheer sprung up on a plateau between two large dry valley branches. On the southern side, the plateau runs down a short and relatively steep slope into a dry valley through which the Horstergrub watercourse runs. On the northern side, the slope down ... >>

Noorbeek
Name in local dialect: Norbik Noorbeek, situated alongside the Belgian border, is a typical parish that for a long time belonged to the land of Daelhem (Belgium), which had its seat in Voeren/'s Gravenvoeren until circa 1080. The village probably originates from the 11th century, from the ... >>

Scheulder
Name in local dialect: Sjuuëlder The parish of Scheulder (Schuller, Schuiler) is situated on the old connecting road from Maastricht to Aachen, an old Roman road. The village's name is derived from a hospital where destitute strangers were able to take refuge ('schuilen' being Dutch ... >>

Sint Geertruid
Name in local dialect: Se-Gietere The history of Sint Geertruid began around 1000 A.D. when an expedition set out from Breust (belonging to the Liege chapter of St. Martinus) towards the plateau to chop down trees to make room for a settlement. Once sufficient land had been freed up, a hill was ... >>