Loerbeek | |
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![]() Farm in Loerbeek | |
Coordinates: 51°55′16″N 6°11′41″E / 51.92111°N 6.19472°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Gelderland |
Municipality | Montferland |
Area | |
• Total | 4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 695 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 7036 & 7037[1] |
Dialing code | 0316 |
Loerbeek is a village in the eastern Netherlands, near the German border. It belongs to the municipality of Montferland just like the adjescent villages Beek and Nieuw-Dijk, near the lower parts of the Bergherbos, a large forest with hills, where people can walk, mountain-bike and ride horses.
It was first mentioned in 1240 as Loberke. The etymology is unknown.[3]
Gallery
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Remains of the former windmill (1845)
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Farm in Loerbeek
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7037AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Loerbeek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
51°55′16.67″N 6°11′39.84″E / 51.9212972°N 6.1944000°E