Echt-Susteren

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Echt-Susteren is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.

1 Population centres
2 Echt
3 Susteren
4 Roosteren
5 External links

Population centres

Aasterberg, Baakhoven, Berkelaar, Diergaarde, Dieteren, Echterbosch, Gebroek, Heide, Hingen, Illikhoven, Kokkelert, Koningsbosch, Maria-hoop, Nieuwstadt, Oevereind, Ophoven, Oud-Roosteren, Peij, Pepinusbrug, Roosteren, Schilberg, Sint Joost, Slek, Visserweert.

Echt-Susteren was created by merging the former municipalities of Echt and Susteren.

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Echt

Echt is a former municipality. Echt received city rights in 1343.

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Susteren

Susteren harbours a Benedict monastery, Abbey Susteren, that was founded in the 8th century. Susteren received city rights in 1276. Before it merged into Echt-Susteren it was a municipality.

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Roosteren

The name of the village of Roosteren (population circa 1600, including Kokkelert and Oevereind) was derived from a combination of the Rode Beek (Red Brook) and the town of Suestra (Susteren) leading to the name Roosteren. The village has two 'castles', the Castle Ter Boch and the Castle Eyckholt and a number of Lord Manors. It is located in between the Meuse River (Maas River) and the Juliana Canal (Juliana Kanaal) with a small part of the village separated from the main polulation centre by the canal: Oud Roosteren (Old Roosteren). The main church is located in Roosteren whereas the cemetery is located near the site of the former chuch in Old Roosteren.

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