Abshoven (Dutch: [ˈɑpsˌɦoːvə(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.
Abshoven
Abshaove (Limburgish) | |
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 Abshoven monastery | |
  Abshoven Location in the Netherlands  Abshoven Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 50°58′N 5°51′E / 50.967°N 5.850°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Limburg |
| Municipality |  Sittard-Geleen |
| Village | Munstergeleen |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | c. 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6151 |
| Area code | 046 |
Gallery
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Monastery ruins before restoration -
Neo-Gothic chapel in ruins -
Mansion in 1966
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References
edit- ^ "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.
External links
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