Limburg, Netherlands · Europe
Roosteren works well as a base: 5 minutes from Holtum, 19km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Roosteren is in Limburg, Netherlands, with about 1,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Holtum, about 4 km away.
Roosteren (Limburgish: Roostere) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.
The village was first mentioned in 1201 as Rustern. The etymology is unclear. Roosteren developed in the Middle Ages as a linear settlement. In the 13th century, it became part of theRead more
Duchy of Guelders. The centre moved to the hamlet Scheiereynde where a church was built.
The St Jacobus de Meerdere Church is a three-aisled neoclassic church which was in 1843. It was damaged during World War II and restored in 1946. Eyckholt Castle is a late-16th century estate. A tower was added in the 19th century. Ter Borch Castle (also Roosterborch) was built around 1880 and the location of a 15th century which was demolished in 1632.
Roosteren was home to 746 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Susteren. The municipality also covered the hamlets of Visserweert, Kokkelert, and Oud-Roosteren. In 2003, it was merged into Echt-Susteren.
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Within an hour or so of Roosteren: Thorn (9 km), Hoge Kempen National Park (19 km), Valkenburg Marl Caves (25 km), Vrijthof Maastricht (28 km).
The nearest famous roads are Baraque de Fraiture.
Roosteren is in Limburg, Netherlands, about 4 km from Holtum.
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landmark
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
9 km · about 15 min drive
national park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Hill-country Valkenburg hides Roman-era marl tunnels, a ruined castle and the Netherlands' only true hilltop drives.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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A grand cafe-ringed square anchored by two medieval churches in the Netherlands' oldest, most Burgundian city.
28 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
37 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
The first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Germany, built by Charlemagne as his palatine chapel in the 9th century.
39 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The Netherlands' highest mainland point at 322.4 metres, where the Dutch, Belgian and German borders meet near Vaals.
39 km · about 45 min drive
racetrack
A Belgian circuit tragically linked to Gilles Villeneuve's death in 1982, with a rich history in Formula 1 and touring car racing.
41 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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