Abshoven

Hamlet in Limburg, Netherlands

Abshoven Abshaove (Limburgish)
Hamlet
Abshoven monastery
50°58′N 5°51′E / 50.967°N 5.850°E / 50.967; 5.850
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Sittard-Geleen
Village	Munstergeleen
Elevation ^[1]	60 m (200 ft)
Population
• Total	c. 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6151
Area code	046

Abshoven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑpsˌɦoː.və(n)]; Limburgish: Abshaove) is a hamlet in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands.^[2] It is located to the south of Munstergeleen and to the east of Geleen. The hamlet has approximately forty houses and is located on the Abshoven and Beekstraat roads. The hamlet is dominated by the remains of the Abshoven monastery.

Gallery

Monastery ruins before restoration
Neo-Gothic chapel in ruins
Mansion in 1966

References

^ "Postcodetool for 6151GD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
^ Uitkomsten der zevende tienjaarlijksche Volkstelling in het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden op den een en dertigsten December 1889: (Met uitzondering van de beroepstelling.) (in Dutch). The Hague: van Weelden en Mingelen. 1891. p. 25.