Rijckholt

Rijckholt

Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg (Netherlands)
Municipality	Eijsden-Margraten
Population (1 January 2011)	1,023
Major roads	A2

Rijckholt (Limburgish: Riêkelt) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.

Rijckholt was a separate municipality until 1943, when it was merged with Gronsveld.^[1]

Sights

Rijckholt castle^[2]
Prehistoric flint mines^[3]

Marl wall in Savelsbos forest

Entrance prehistoric flintstone mine in Savelsbos forest

Rijckholt castle

References

↑ van der Meer, Ad; Boonstra, Onno (2006). "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten". KNAW.
↑ "Rijckholt castle on a postcard from 1957". Picturesfrom.nl. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
↑ "Rijckholt prehistoric flint mines on". Flintsource.net. Retrieved 2014-06-15.

External links

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Map of the former municipality in 1868

Coordinates: 50°48′N 5°44′E / 50.800°N 5.733°E / 50.800; 5.733

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