Thorn, Netherlands

Thorn (Dutch: [tɔr(ə)n] ⓘ; Limburgish: Toear or Thoear) is a village in the municipality of Maasgouw, in the Dutch province of Limburg. It lies on the rivers Meuse and Witbeek. It is known as 'the white village' for its white-washed brick houses in the centre of town. It used to be part of the Imperial Abbey of Thorn.

Thorn
Village
The Daalstraat (daalstreet) in Thorn
The Daalstraat (daalstreet) in Thorn
Flag of Thorn
Flag
Coat of arms of Thorn
Coat of arms
Thorn is located in Netherlands
Thorn
Thorn
Location in the Netherlands
Thorn is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Thorn
Thorn
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°10′N 5°50′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityMaasgouw
Area
[1]
 • Total6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,490
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6017[1]
Dialing code0475

History

First, the region of Thorn was a swamp nearby the Roman road between Maastricht and Nijmegen. But the region had been drained and about 975, Bishop Ansfried of Utrecht founded a Benedictine nunnery. This monastery developed since the 12th century into a secular stift or convent. The principal of the stift was the abbess. She was assisted by a chapter of at most twenty ladies of the highest nobility.

Previously the abbess and the chapter were endowed with religious tasks but, since the 12th century, they served secular matters and formed the government of a truly sovereign miniature principality, the smallest independent state in the German Holy Roman Empire, approximately 250 x 250 metres. Besides Thorn, Ittervoort, Grathem, Baexem, Stramproy, Ell, Haler and Molenbeersel belonged to this principality. After the French invasion in the winter of 1794–95 and the formal abolition in 1797 made an end to the existence of the abbey and the principality of Thorn; Thorn was first part of the department of Meuse-Inférieure, and after the Vienna Congress it became a municipality of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.

  • The abbey church of Thorn
    The abbey church of Thorn
  • Street view of Thorn
    Street view of Thorn
  • Brigade Piron Bridge
    Brigade Piron Bridge
  • Chapel
    Chapel

See also

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 6017AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
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