Bingelrade

Bingelrade (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɪŋəlˌraːdə]; Limburgish: Bèngelder [ˈbɛŋəldəʀ]) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Beekdaelen, and lies about 6 km southeast of Sittard.

Bingelrade
Village
Street view with water well
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Coordinates: 50°58′35″N 5°55′38″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Beekdaelen
Area [1]
• Total	3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	75 m (246 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	810
• Density	230/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6456[1]
Dialing code	046

History

The village was first mentioned in 1263 as Binghenrode, and means "cultivation of the forest of Bingo (person)".^[3] Bingelrade started in the Middle Ages as a cultivation village and developed into a road village.^[4]

The Catholic St Lambertus Church has a gable roof central tower and was built in 1934 and 1935 as a replacement of the church from around 1500. The water well was built in the 19th century with chalk around a brick well from 1664.^[4] Raath Castle was built in 1686, but burnt down in 1751. In 1804 an estate was built in its place.^[5]

Bingelrade was home to 100 people in 1840.^[5] Bingelrade used to be a separate municipality. In 1982, it was merged into Onderbanken.^[6] In 2019, it became part of Beekdaelen municipality.^[5]

Gallery

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  St Lamberts Church
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  House from 1766
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  Huize Raath
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  Farm in Bingelrade