Hulsberg


Hulsberg is a village in southeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen, Limburg, about 15 km east of Maastricht.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1147 as Huleberga, and means "hill of holly ". The area around Hulsberg was donated to the in 968. Hulsberg is a village with a .
The Catholic St Clemens Church is a three-aisled church from 1820. In 1908, Joseph Cuypers designed a new choir. The remainder was redesigned in 1930.
Hulsberg was home to 332 people in 1840. Until 1982, Hulsberg was a municipality of its own. After the re-arrangement of the municipalities in the Netherlands, Hulsberg and Schimmert were merged with the municipality of Nuth. In 2019, Nuth merged into Beekdaelen.
Hulsberg is a popular stay-over place for Dutch. Its accommodations include two campings, and several hotels and motels). Hulsberg is only 3 kilometres from Valkenburg aan de Geul with several tourist attractions.
Hulsberg is the namesake of a radio mast, Zendmast Hulsberg, which is located in the territory of Valkenburg aan de Geul.

Notable people