Schaesberg

Schaesberg is a formerly independent municipality in the Dutch Limburg, with Ubach over Worms and Nieuwenhagen forms the municipality of Landgraaf since 1982.

There are two churches from the 17th century and the ruins of the castle of the lords of Schaesberg, the water castle Schaesberg in the style of Maasland Renaissance. The men and later imperial princes Schaesberg lived in the castle until the 18th century. After the French occupation of the building came more and more into decay. 1965 burned down the outer bailey.

The castle was founded in 1945 expropriated without compensation by the Dutch government as enemy property because the family of the Counts of Schaesberg since Reichsdeputationshauptschluss been resident in Tannheim in Germany, where they were rewarded with lands of the imperial abbey Ochsenhausen. The buildings fell into final decay. Since 1975, the ruins are consolidated.

Coal mining

In the first half of the 20th century, the region around Kerkrade, Heerlen, Hoensbroek, Brunssum, Eygelshoven and Schaesberg became the center of Dutch coal mining. The region was also called " Oostelijke Mijnstreek " ( in addition, there was also a " Westelijke Mijnstreek " which was formed by the municipalities Beek, dandruff, stone and the then independent municipality Geleen ).

Footnotes

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• Place in the province of Limburg ( Netherlands)
• Landgraaf
• Former municipality in the province of Limburg ( Netherlands)