Cadier en Keer

Village in Limburg, Netherlands

50°49′38″N 5°46′10″E / 50.82722°N 5.76944°E / 50.82722; 5.76944CountryNetherlandsProvinceLimburgMunicipalityEijsden-MargratenArea

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• Total1.55 km² (0.60 sq mi)Elevation

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127 m (417 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total3,205 • Density2,100/km² (5,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6267^[1]

Dialing code043Major roadsN278

Cadier en Keer (Limburgish: Keer) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, and lies about 5 km east of Maastricht.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1266 as Cadirs. It has a double name, but it has always been a single village. The northern side of the road fell under Maastricht as Keer while the southern side fell under Dalhem as Cadier.^[3] In 1662, the village became part of the Dutch Republic.^[4]

The Catholic Exaltation Church is an aisleless church with detached tower. The tower has 12th century elements. The church was built between 1957 and 1958 in traditional style.^[5]

Blankenberg Castle was first mentioned in 1371. The current building dates from 1825. In 1904, it became a monastery of the French fraternity of Saint Blaise. The mission house was built in 1891. The originally buildings burnt down in 1954. It currently houses the Africa museum.^[5]

Cadier was a separate municipality until 1828. Cadier en Keer was a separate municipality between 1828 and 1982, when it was merged with Margraten.^[6] Cadier was home to 215 people in 1840 and Keer had 335 inhabitants. In 2011, the village became part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.^[4]

Gallery

Gerlach building at Cadier en Keer
Mission house and Africa museum
Forest road

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 6267NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ "Cadier en Keer - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Cadier en Keer". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Cadier en Keer (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.