Gracht
District of Oirsbeek
in Gemeente Schinnen of Limburg, Netherlands
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Geilenkirchen Airport (6 mi) -
Maastricht Aachen Airport (7 mi) - Aachen-Merzbrück Airport (15 mi)
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Hasselt Airport (23 mi) - Liège Airport (30 mi)
- Mönchengladbach Airport (32 mi)
- Eindhoven Airport (42 mi)
- Düsseldorf International Airport (44 mi)
- Niederrhein Airport (46 mi)
- Cologne Bonn Airport (54 mi)
- Aachen Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 14 mi)
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Cologne Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Stoclet House (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier (Unesco heritage, 89 mi)
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City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications (Unesco heritage, 93 mi) - Golf Club Mergelhof (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Golf & Country Club Henri-Chapelle (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Golf Blue Green Durbuy (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Pro1Golf Golf Liege (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Spiegelven Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Golf Du Haras (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Royal Golf Club Sart Tilman (Golf course, 29 mi)
- International Gomz (Golf course, 29 mi)
- De Valkenier (amusement park, (7 mi)
- GaiaZoo (zoo, (8 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.951 and 5.908 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 57' 2" and E 5° 54' 29"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, Western Frisian
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 05:38 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:42 am and 9:23 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Netherlands.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Netherlands. Last Update: 2024-05-17 08:07:57
Touring Gracht
The district Gracht of Oirsbeek in Gemeente Schinnen (Limburg) is a subburb located in Netherlands about 108 mi south-east of Amsterdam, the country's capital place.
Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Selfkant, Gangelt, Waldfeucht, UEbach-Palenberg and Heinsberg. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 53 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 11% |
| Air Humidity | 87% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
18°C (64 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 19th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 20th of May 2024
15°C (60 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Kasteel Doenrade
Van der Valk Hotel Heerlen
Tummers
Schaepkens van St. Fijt
Mercator-Hotel
Le Moulin Du Roc
City Resort Hotel Sittard
Kasteel Terworm
Brommler Mühle
Hotel Restaurant Schinvelder Hoeve
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Optocht Oirsbeek 2015
Bondsschuttersfeest Oirsbeek 1977
Oude 8 mm (dubbel 8) amateurfilm uit Oirsbeek gerestaureerd en gedigitaliseerd door filmsnaardvd.nl.
Waterbuffer Oirsbeek opgeleverd
Het waterschap heeft dit jaar al 35 regenwaterbuffers aangelegd of vergroot. Twee buffers liggen niet ver van basisschool De Verrekijker in Amstenrade. Leerlingen van de groepen 7 en 8 hebben...
Afscheidsmis Pastoor Cordewener
De parochies van Oirsbeek en Doenrade hebben zondag afscheid genomen van hun pastoor. De 69-jarige pastoor Louis Cordewener ging, zoals dat in kerkelijk vaktermen heet, met emeritaat. In een...
Mahadi Abdi Ali wint 10 mijl Rusmanloop
Mahadi Abdi Ali uit Stein heeft tweede Paasdag in Oirsbeek de Peter Rusmanloop gewonnen. De Unitas-atleet liep de 16 kilometer in een tijd van 51 minuten en 46 seconden. Roel Wijmenga werd...
Felicitaties voor oudste inwoner van Limburg
Adem blijven halen, dat is volgens de 107-jarige Pauline Peters-Dahmen nodig om oud te worden. Maar na 107 jaar is het wel goed geweest, laat ze doorschemeren. De jarige werd geboren in...
Sjitterend Sjènne 2011 HD
Eerste editie van een evenement dat alles in zich heeft om uit te groeien tot een mooie traditie . Zes kleine kerkdorpen vierden dit met elk hun eigen festiviteiten zoals Oirsbeek, Doenrade,Puth,...
Stroom- en gasstoring in Amstenrade
De stroom, gas en waterstoring in delen van Amstenrade en Oirsbeek is dinsdagavond opgelost. Door heiwerkzaamheden op de Parallelweg in Amstenrade kwamen dinsdagmiddag zo'n 1.500 ...
Wensbus Schinnen gepresenteerd
Schinnen heeft sinds vrijdag een wensbus op proef. Omdat grote bussen niet altijd efficiënt zijn, wil de provincie maatwerk. Dat betekent kleine busjes voor maximaal acht personen waarvan...
Wolkbreuk in Amstenrade juli 2007
Vrijdagmiddag 20-7-2007 extreme regenval veroorzaakt dat de lagere gedeelten van Amstenrade onder water komen te staan ,de recent aangelegde waterbuffers voorkomen erger en hebben hiermee ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Brunssum
Brunssum is a municipality and a town in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. It was a center of coal mining until 1973. The municipality of Brunssum has 29.180 inwoners as of 2012.
Nuth
Nuth is a municipality and a village in the Dutch province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands. The village Nuth has 5,548 inhabitants, and is with that the largest village of the municipality. The town hall of the municipality Nuth is also situated in the village Nuth. The other villages in the municipality are Hulsberg with 4,300 inhabitants, Schimmert with 3,339, Wijnandsrade with 1,812 and Vaesrade with 1,027 inhabitants .
Schinnen
Schinnen is a municipality and a town in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. It is home to US Army Garrison Schinnen, a support base for US personnel assigned to nearby Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum. It is also the location of Alfa Brewery, the only brewery in the Netherlands that uses an officially certified underground spring.
Voerendaal
Voerendaal is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands.
Weustenrade
Weustenrade is a village in the Netherlands, province Limburg, mun. Voerendaal. Circa 300 houses, near Hoensbroek, Voerendaal and Klimmen. There are still several old seventeenth century houses, among which the 'oliemolen' (oilmill).
Hoensbroek
Hoensbroek is a Dutch town in the municipality of Heerlen. It is situated in the southeast of Limburg, a province in the southeast of the Netherlands. Until 1982, Hoensbroek was a separate municipality. Hoensbroek is known for its medieval castle, Kasteel Hoensbroek, named after Knight Hoen, a member of the Hoen Family. It dates from around 1250. Hoensbroek is also known for the fair on Ascension Day. (Hemelvaartsdag) brings as many as 100,000 people every year to Hoensbroek.
Spaubeek
Spaubeek is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beek, about 3 km south of the town of Geleen. Spaubeek was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Beek.
Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum
Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFC-B) is the NATO military command based in Brunssum, Netherlands. JFC-B reports to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) based at Casteau, Belgium. It is one of three operational level commands in the NATO command structure, the others being Allied Joint Force Command Naples, Italy and Allied Joint Command Lisbon, Portugal. JFC-B also serves as the NATO higher headquarters for the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
Oirsbeek
Oirsbeek is a village in the southeast of the Netherlands, part of the municipality of Schinnen. Between 1839 and 1982, Oirsbeek was a separate municipality. Oirsbeek has about 4000 inhabitants. The Sint Lambertuskerk, a Roman Catholic Church, was built in 1951 by Frits Peutz on the remains of two older churches: the original church built in 1514 and a second church built in 1830. It is unknown where the name Oirsbeek originates from.
Bingelrade
Bingelrade is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Onderbanken, and lies about 6 km southeast of Sittard. In 2001, Bingelrade had about 850 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.08 km², and contained 130 residences. Until 1982, Bingelrade was a separate municipality.
Alfa Brewery
Alfa Brewery (Alfa Brouwerij) is a family-owned independent brewery located in Schinnen, the Netherlands. Alfa was started in 1870 by Joseph Meens and is one of the few independent breweries left in the Province of Limburg.
Doenrade
Doenrade is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Schinnen, and lies about 4 km southeast of Sittard. In 2001, Doenrade had 828 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.19 km², and contained 311 residences.
Amstenrade
Amstenrade is a village in the municipality of Schinnen, in the Netherlands. It is located about 7 km northwest of Heerlen. Between 1839 and 1982, Amstenrade was a separate municipality.
Broeksittard
Broeksittard is a former village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is now a neighbourhood of the town Sittard, and part of the municipality of Sittard-Geleen. It has partly kept its village character. Broeksittard was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1942, when it was merged with Sittard by the German occupier. From 24 March to 28 March 1543 Broeksittard was almost completely destroyed during the battle for the Kemperkoul.
Jabeek
Jabeek is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Onderbanken, on the German border about 8 km east of Geleen. Jabeek was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged into Onderbanken.
Merkelbeek
Merkelbeek is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Onderbanken, about 9 km northwest of Heerlen. Merkelbeek was a separate municipality until 1982, when it became part of Onderbanken.
Munstergeleen
Munstergeleen is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, and it lies in the Western Mine Region (Westelijke Mijnstreek in Dutch).
Schinveld
Schinveld is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Onderbanken. Schinveld was a separate municipality until 1982, when it became a part of Onderbanken.
Vaesrade
Vaesrade is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Nuth. Vaesrade was a separate municipality until 1821, when it was merged with Nuth.
Wijnandsrade
Wijnandsrade is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Nuth. It is notable for its castle and church and two ponds, which define the village's centre. Wijnandsrade was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Nuth.
Tervoorst
Tervoorst, known as Tervoeësj in Limburgish, is a hamlet in the municipality of Nuth in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. The hamlet contains approximately sixty houses, located in a linear pattern along the Voorsterstraat and the Horenweg, which run from the village of Nuth until the hamlet Brand. The Platsbeek river flows to the north of the settlement. In the south there is a hill supporting the nearby Hunnecum hamlet's windmill as well as houses situated on its slopes.
Terstraten
Terstraten, known as Tersjtraote in Limburgish, is a hamlet in the municipality of Nuth in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. It is one of the so called Bovengehuchten, or Upper Hamlets, of Nuth. All the houses are situated along the street Terstraten, which runs from the neighboring hamlet Brand via a hollow way towards the Maastrichterweg. In between the houses is a little square with a Christian cross underneath a tree. The houses in Terstraten are officially preserved heritage.
Grijzegrubben
Grijzegrubben, known as Griëzegröbbe in Limburgish, is a hamlet in the municipality of Nuth in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. The name Grijzegrubben contains the toponym Grubbe, which in Limburg often refers to a hollow way. The name was already in use in the year 1637, when Aleidis of Grijzegrubben leased some land to the nobleman Bartholomeus van Reymersbeeck.
Laar, Nuth
Laar is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located just to the south of the town Nuth. The A76 motorway divides the hamlet in two parts: the largest part, to the west, is part of the municipality of Nuth; the eastern part is in municipality Heerlen.
Hoensbroek Castle
Castle Hoensbroek or Gebrookhoes (Castle Gebrook) is one of the largest castles in the Netherlands. It is situated in Hoensbroek, a town in the province of Limburg. This imposing watercastle is known as 'the most lordly stronghold between Rhine and Meuse'. The oldest part of the castle, notably the tall round tower, dates from around 1360, when it was built by Herman Hoen, though a predecessor to the castle had already existed in the swamp (or Gebrook) the castle was located in.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Oirsbeek.