Nuth is a municipality

Municipality

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 and a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the Dutch province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands

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The village Nuth has 5,548 inhabitants, and is with that the largest village of the municipality. The town hall of the municipality Nuth is also situated in the village Nuth. The other villages in the municipality are Hulsberg with 4,300 inhabitants, Schimmert

Schimmert

Schimmert is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Nuth.Schimmert was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Nuth....

 with 3,339, Wijnandsrade

Wijnandsrade

Wijnandsrade is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Nuth.It is notable for its castle and church and two ponds, which define the village's centre....

 with 1,812 and Vaesrade

Vaesrade

Vaesrade is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Nuth.Vaesrade was a separate municipality until 1821, when it was merged with Nuth.-References:...

 with 1,027 inhabitants (data: 1-1-2005). The other population centres belong to one of the following villages.

Population centres

Aalbeek, Arensgenhout, Grijzegrubben

Grijzegrubben

Grijzegrubben, known as Griëzegröbbe in Limburgish, is a hamlet in the municipality of Nuth in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands.The name Grijzegrubben contains the toponym Grubbe, which in Limburg often refers to a hollow way....

, Helle

Helle (Nuth)

Helle, known as G'n Hèl in Limburgish, is a hamlet in the municipality of Nuth in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands.It is one of the so called Bovengehuchten, or Upper Hamlets, of Nuth. It is located between the village of Schimmert and the hamlet Terstraten.The name Helle probably...

, Hellebroek, Hulsberg, Laar

Laar (Nuth)

Laar is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located just to the south of the town Nuth. The A76 motorway divides the hamlet in two parts: the largest part, to the west, is part of the municipality of Nuth; the eastern part is in municipality Heerlen....

, Schimmert

Schimmert

Schimmert is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Nuth.Schimmert was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Nuth....

, Swier, Terstraten

Terstraten

Terstraten, known as Tersjtraote in Limburgish, is a hamlet in the municipality of Nuth in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands.It is one of the so called Bovengehuchten, or Upper Hamlets, of Nuth....

, Vaesrade

Vaesrade

Vaesrade is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Nuth.Vaesrade was a separate municipality until 1821, when it was merged with Nuth.-References:...

, Wijnandsrade

Wijnandsrade

Wijnandsrade is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Nuth.It is notable for its castle and church and two ponds, which define the village's centre....

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Some facts about Nuth

-The patron Saint of Nuth is St. Bavo, after which the parish is named.

-The municipality expands 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.http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2171488.ece/Dutch_restaurant_gives_Michelin_star_back

External links

• Official Website