Cadier en Keer
Village
Blankenberg Castle at Cadier en Keer
Blankenberg Castle at Cadier en Keer
Cadier en Keer is located in Netherlands
Cadier en Keer
Cadier en Keer
Location in the Netherlands
Cadier en Keer is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Cadier en Keer
Cadier en Keer
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°49′38″N 5°46′10″E / 50.82722°N 5.76944°E / 50.82722; 5.76944
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityEijsden-Margraten
Area
[1]
 • Total1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
127 m (417 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total3,205
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6267[1]
Dialing code043
Major roadsN278

Cadier en Keer (Limburgish: Keer) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, and lies about 5 km east of Maastricht.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1266 as Cadirs. It has a double name, but it has always been a single village. The northern side of the road fell under Maastricht as Keer while the southern side fell under Dalhem as Cadier.[3] In 1662, the village became part of the Dutch Republic.[4]

The Catholic Exaltation Church is an aisleless church with detached tower. The tower has 12th century elements. The church was built between 1957 and 1958 in traditional style.[5]

Blankenberg Castle was first mentioned in 1371. The current building dates from 1825. In 1904, it became a monastery of the French fraternity of Saint Blaise. The mission house was built in 1891. The originally buildings burnt down in 1954. It currently houses the Africa museum.[5]

Cadier was a separate municipality until 1828. Cadier en Keer was a separate municipality between 1828 and 1982, when it was merged with Margraten.[6] Cadier was home to 215 people in 1840 and Keer had 335 inhabitants. In 2011, the village became part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 6267NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Cadier en Keer - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Cadier en Keer". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Cadier en Keer (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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