Schimmert

Schimmert Sjömmert
Village
Remigiuskerk te Schimmert
Schimmert Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Schimmert Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands Show map of Limburg, Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°54′20″N 5°49′19″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Beekdaelen
Area [1]
• Total	3.75 km^2 (1.45 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	129 m (423 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,275
• Density	610/km^2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6333[1]
Dialing code	045

Schimmert (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxɪmərt]; Limburgish: Sjömmert [ˈʃœməʀt]) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen.

History

The village was first mentioned in the mid-11th century as "de Scinmottera". The etymology is unclear.^[3] Schimmert is a village with a dries [nl] (type of village square).^[4]

The Catholic St Remigius Church is a three-aisled church from irregular blocks of chalk which was constructed between 1924 and 1926 after a design by Pierre Cuypers and Joseph Cuypers. The tower was damaged during World War II and repaired in 1956.^[4]

The water tower was built between 1926 and 1927 on the highest point of the plateau in Expressionist style. The tower measures 38 metres (125 ft). In 1935, matching worker's houses were added.^[4][5]

Schimmert was home to 215 people in 1840.^[5] Schimmert was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Nuth.^[6] In 2019, it became part of Beekdaelen.^[5]

Gallery

• 
  Community house
• 
  Water tower
• 
  Farm
• 
  Remnant of a wind mill

Notable people

• Pieter Eijssen, Dutch lawyer (1906–1988)
• Wim Ernes, equestrian dressage coach (1958–2016)
• Charles Eyck, visual artist (1897–1983)
• Otto Hermans, politician (born 1950)
• Guillaume Lemmens [nl], Bishop of Roermond (1884–1960)
• Jean-Nicolas Lemmens, Bishop of Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada
• Jan Theunissen [nl], Bishop of Giufi, Metropolitan bishop of Blantyre, Archbishop of Bavagaliana and Skálholt (1905–1979)

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 6333AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
3. "Schimmert - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
4. Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Schimmert (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
5. "Schimmert". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
6. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

External links

• Media related to Schimmert at Wikimedia Commons