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Blitterswijck
Sign in to saveBlitterswijck (; ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Venray, and lies about 20 km north of Venlo.
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Place details
- Locality
- Blitterswijck
- Region
- Limburg
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 1,105
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Blitterswijck
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Venray Blitterswijck, Rijksmonument 28433, O.L.V. Geboortekerk achteraanzicht.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Onze Lieve Vrouwe Church
- Settlement.image_flag
- Blitterswijck_vlag.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Limburg
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Venray
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 18
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 6.53
- Settlement.population_total
- 1,145
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Blitterswijck (; ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Venray, and lies about 20 km north of Venlo.
The village was first mentioned in 1242 as "Willem van Blitterswijck", and means "settlement of Blicter (person)". Blitterswijck developed along the Maas near a castle. In 1815, it became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blitterswijck” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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