Elsloo | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 50°57′1″N 5°46′7″E / 50.95028°N 5.76861°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Municipality | Stein |
Area | |
• Total | 3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 6,955 |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 6181
[1] |
Dialing code | 046 |
Elsloo is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Stein, about 2 km south of the town of Stein itself. [3] Beek-Elsloo railway station serves Elsloo.
The village was first mentioned in 855 (CL I, 23; RI I, 1277), than 1002 as Elisla, and means "forest with alder trees". [4] Elsloo developed in the Early Middle Ages in the valley of the Maas. The Maas flooded the village several times, and in 1459 the church was moved to higher grounds. [5] [4]
Elsloo Castle was built in the 12th century and was flooded in the early-17th century. The brewery was converted into a castle and extended. It suffered from fires in 1835 and 1885. A Gothic Revival style corner tower was added in 1838. [5]
The Catholic St Augustinus Church is a three aisled church built between 1848 and 1849 as a replacement of the 1459 church. [5]
Elsloo was home to 495 people in 1840. [6] Until 1982, when it was merged with Stein, Elsloo was a separate municipality, also incorporating the smaller villages of Meers and Catsop. [7]
The first artificially inseminated calf in the Netherlands was born on 5 December 1935 at the farm of Jan Werner in Elsloo. The father was Sjors from Lierop who later fathered many children. [8]