Bunde
Bung | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Country house: Huize Overbunde | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Bunde Location in the Netherlands  Bunde Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 50°53′45″N 5°43′59″E / 50.89583°N 5.73306°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Meerssen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,230 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6241[1] |
| Dialing code | 043 |
Bunde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbʏndə]; Limburgish: Bung [ˈbʏŋ]) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Meerssen, about 2 km northwest of Meerssen itself.
History
The village was first mentioned in 893 as Bundende. The etymology is unclear.[3] Bunde developed on the eastern flank of the Maas Valley. It used to belong to the Land van Valkenburg. In 1626, it became an independent heerlijkheid.[4] Between June 1814 until May 1815, it was part of Prussia, but awarded to the Kingdom of the Netherlands by the Congress of Vienna.[5]
The Old St Agnes Church is a single aisled church with a double tower at the front. In 1714, the medieval church was replaced by the current church. The tower burnt down in 1822 after a lightning strike. The New St Agnes Church is an aisleless church with concrete tower built between 1959 and 1960.[4]
Bunde was home to 386 people in 1840.[5] It was a separate municipality until 1982, when it became part of the municipality Meerssen.[6]
Transportation
- Bunde railway station
- Bus services - 17, 52, 98
Notable people
- Angel-Eye (born 1974), artist, composer and producer
- Willem Victor Bartholomeus (1825–1892), organist and composer
- Jef Lahaye (1932–1990), racing cyclist
- Jan Lambrichs (1915–1990), racing cyclist
- Godfried Pieters (born 1936), sculptor
- Manouk Pluis (born 1999), actress
- Kyara Stijns (born 1995), racing cyclist
- Pauline van de Ven (born 1956), writer and visual artist
Gallery
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Estate Rustenburg
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Farm in Bunde
House in Bunde
References
- 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 6241AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ↑ "Bunde - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- 1 2 Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Bunde (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- 1 2 "Bunde". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.