Honthem
Hoontem | |
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Hamlet | |
![]() Bakery in Honthem | |
Coordinates: 50°48′50″N 5°48′16″E / 50.81389°N 5.80444°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Municipality | Eijsden-Margraten |
Area | |
• Total | 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 110 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 6269[1] |
Dialing code | 043 |
Honthem is a hamlet in the Limburg province of the Netherlands, about 7 km from Maastricht.
It was the first mentioned in 1375 as Huynthem, and means "settlement of Hundo (person)".[3]
Honthem has placed name signs. It was home to 127 people in 1840.[4]
Gallery
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House in Honthem
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Mary Chapel
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Farm in Honthem
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6269AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Honthem - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Honthem". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.