Milsbeek | |
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Village | |
Church of Milsbeek | |
Coordinates: 51°43′36″N 5°56′52″E / 51.72667°N 5.94778°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Municipality | Gennep |
Area | |
• Total | 4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 1,015 |
• Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 6596
[1] |
Dialing code | 0485 |
Major roads | N271 |
Milsbeek is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Gennep, and lies about 14 km southeast of Nijmegen.
The village was first mentioned in 1329 as Milsbeec, and is named after a brook. [3]
Milsbeek was home to 520 people in 1840. [4] The former pottery was turned into a pottery museum in 2016, and has to last remaining wood oven of the Netherlands. [4]