Bunde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbʏndə]; Limburgish: Bung [ˈbʏŋ]) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Meerssen, about 2 km northwest of Meerssen itself.
Bunde
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Village | |
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Bunde Location in the Netherlands Bunde Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands | |
Coordinates: 50°53′45″N 5°43′59″E / 50.89583°N 5.73306°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Limburg |
Municipality | Meerssen |
Area | |
• Total | 3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi) |
Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 5,230 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 6241[1] |
Dialing code | 043 |
The village was first mentioned in 893 as Bundende. The etymology is unclear.[3] Bunde developed on the eastern flank of the Maas Valley. It used to belong to the Land van Valkenburg . In 1626, it became an independent heerlijkheid.[4] Between June 1814 until May 1815, it was part of Prussia, but awarded to the Kingdom of the Netherlands by the Congress of Vienna.[5]
The Old St Agnes Church is a single aisled church with a double tower at the front. In 1714, the medieval church was replaced by the current church. The tower burnt down in 1822 after a lightning strike. The New St Agnes Church is an aisleless church with concrete tower built between 1959 and 1960.[4]
Bunde was home to 386 people in 1840.[5] It was a separate municipality until 1982, when it became part of the municipality Meerssen.[6]