Onderbanken

Onderbanken (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɔndərˌbɑŋkə(n)] (listen); Limburgish: Óngerbenk) was a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. In 2019, it merged with Nuth and Schinnen to form Beekdaelen.[4]

Onderbanken

Óngerbenk
Former Municipality
Church in Jabeek
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°58′N 5°59′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityBeekdaelen
Established1 January 1982
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorOdile Wolfs (acting) (PvdA)
Area
 • Total21.24 km2 (8.20 sq mi)
 • Land21.18 km2 (8.18 sq mi)
 • Water0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Elevation68 m (223 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6447–6456
Area code045, 046
Websitewww.onderbanken.nl

Population centres

Bingelrade, Douvergenhout, Etzenrade, Jabeek, Merkelbeek, Op den Hering, Quabeek, Raath, Schinveld, Viel.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Onderbanken, June 2015.

References
  1. "Burgemeester en wethouders" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Onderbanken. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 6451EN". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  4. "Gemeenteraad Beekdaelen beëdigd in gemeentehuis Nuth" [Town council of Beekdaelen sworn in at Nuth municipality office] (in Dutch). 1Limburg. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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