Strucht

Strucht is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.

Strucht
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 50°51′N 5°52′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Valkenburg aan de Geul
Area [1]
• Total	0.20 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	75 m (246 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	365
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6305[1]
Dialing code	043

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1603 as Strucht, and means "settlement with shrubbery".^[3] It used to belong to the Austrian Netherlands, but was traded with the Dutch Republic in 1785. Strucht was home to 264 people in 1840.^[4]

Strucht was a separate municipality until 1879, when it was merged with Schin op Geul.^[5] In 1982, it became part of the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.^[4]