From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Grathem

Field	Value
name	Grathem
native_name	li
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Overzicht van de kerk - Grathem - 20083548 - RCE.jpg
image_caption	Severin Church in 1965
image_map	LocatieGrathem.png
pushpin_map	Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
pushpin_label_position	left
pushpin_mapsize	250
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Netherlands
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Limburg
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	Leudal
unit_pref	Metric
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	28
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	7.78
population_footnotes
population_total	1,720
population_as_of	2021
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	6096
area_code_type	Dialing code
area_code	0475
coordinates

tags --

Grathem (; ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Leudal, about 10 km west of Roermond.

History

It was first mentioned in 1116 as Grathem. The etymology is unclear. Grathem developed along the Uffelse Beek. It was part of the Imperial Abbey of Thorn, a tiny independent country, until 1794.

The Catholic St Severinus Church is a three aisled church. The tower has 13th century elements. The church was severely damaged in 1944, and was rebuilt between 1953 and 1954. Some parts of the interior are still from the 15th century.

Ten Hove Castle is surrounded by a double moat. Its existence was first mentioned in 1210 and it was destroyed in 1340. In 1680, the main building received its current appearance. In 1933, it was converted into a nunnery. It was damaged by war in 1944, and restored between 1961 and 1963.

The watermill Grathemermolen was built in 1874 and served as a grist mill. From 1915 until the late 1920s, it generated electricity for the village. In 2006, the watermill went out of service. In 2012, it was sold and restored. In 2017, it sold to the municipality for €1,00.

Grathem was home to 515 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with Heythuysen.

Gallery

File:Ten Hove.jpg|Castle Ten Hove File:Graetem Graetemmermolen 02.JPG|Watermill Graetemmermolen

References

"Postcodetool for 6096AA". Het Waterschapshuis.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021".
"Grathem - (geografische naam)".
Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert. (2003). "Grathem". Waanders.
"Grathemermolen".
"Grathem".
{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten

Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

populated-places-in-limburg-(netherlands) former-municipalities-of-limburg-(netherlands) leudal

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Grathem — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report