Sint Joost

For the saint, see Judoc. For the Brussels municipality, see Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.

Sint Joost
Village
St Judocus Church
Sint Joost Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Sint Joost Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands Show map of Limburg, Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°07′N 5°54′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Echt-Susteren
Area [1]
• Total	8.85 km^2 (3.42 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	29 m (95 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,440
• Density	160/km^2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6112[1]
Dialing code	0475
Major roads	A2, A73, N271, N276

Sint Joost (Limburgish: Sint-Joas) is a Dutch village in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1294 or 1295 as "De curte Sancti Judoci", and refers to Saint Judoc.^[3] Sint Joost is a linear settlement which developed around a Valliscaulian monastery. The farm Kloosterhof is a 13th century remnant of the monastery which was converted into a farm in the 18th century.^[4] The area of Sint Joost is frequently raided by the so-called "Buckriders" (Bokkenrijders) between 1730 and 1780.

Sint Joost was home to 226 people in 1840. On 20 and 21 January 1945 the village was largely destroyed during the liberation by the British troops during Operation Blackcock.^[5] The St Judocus Church is chalk stone aisleless church with a square tower built between 1958 and 1959.^[4]

In 2013, a light earthquake was measured with a force of 3.4 on scale of Richter.^[6]

Gallery

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  Former monastery farm
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  Welcome to Sint Joost

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 6112AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
3. "Sint Joost - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
4. Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Neerbeek (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
5. "Sint Joost". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
6. "Aardbeving van 3,4 in Limburg". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.