Nuth (Dutch: [nʏt] (listen); Limburgish: Nut [ˈnɵt]) is a village and was a municipality in the province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands. In January 2019, the municipality merged with Schinnen and Onderbanken to form Beekdaelen.[3]

Nuth Nut
Former Municipality
Old farmhouse in Arensgenhout
Flag Coat of arms
Nuth Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Nuth Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands Show map of Limburg, Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°55′N 5°53′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Beekdaelen
Merged	2019
Area [1]
• Total	3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	86 m (282 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	4,595
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Nutter
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6361[1]
Area code	045
Website	www.beekdaelen.nl

The village of Nuth has 4,595 inhabitants (1 January 2021),[1] and is with that the largest village of the municipality. The town hall of the municipality Nuth was also situated in the village Nuth. The other villages in the municipality were Hulsberg with 3972 inhabitants, Schimmert with 3184, Wijnandsrade with 1623 and Vaesrade with 997 inhabitants (data: 1-1-2021). The other population centres belong to one of the following villages.

Population centres

Aalbeek, Arensgenhout, Grijzegrubben, Helle, Hellebroek, Hulsberg, Laar, Schimmert, Swier, Terstraten, Vaesrade, Wijnandsrade.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Nuth, June 2015

Transportation

• Railway station: Nuth
• Exit 5 of the A76 Motorway

Some facts about Nuth

• The patron Saint of Nuth is St. Bavo, after which the parish is named.
• The municipality expanded all the way from Hoensbroek to Meerssen.
• From 2004 Nuth boasted a one Michelin star restaurant, In de'n Dillegaard, and Nuth made the international press when the restaurant owner returned the coveted star in 2009 over concerns of being too elitist.[4]

Notable people

• Hubert Bruls, politician, Mayor of Nijmegen (born 1966)
• Hans Coumans, painter (1943–1986)
• Jan Drummen, architect (1891–1966)
• Karel van der Hucht, astronomer (born 1946)
• Auguste Kerckhoffs, linguist and cryptographer (1835–1903)
• Joseph Kerckhoffs, physician (1789–1867)
• Joep Packbiers, archer, Olympic champion (1875–1957)
• Jos Schreurs, Roman Catholic priest and Dutch senator (1934–2022)
• Frans de Wever, general practitioner (1869–1940)

References

External links

• Media related to Nuth at Wikimedia Commons

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