Weustenrade is a hamlet in the municipality of Voerendaal of the province Limburg, Netherlands. It is located near Hoensbroek, Voerendaal and Klimmen.

Weustenrade
Hamlet
Farm in Weustenrade
Farm in Weustenrade
Weustenrade is located in Netherlands
Weustenrade
Weustenrade
Location in the Netherlands
Weustenrade is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Weustenrade
Weustenrade
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°54′N 5°55′E / 50.900°N 5.917°E / 50.900; 5.917
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityVoerendaal
Area
 • Total0.12 km2 (0.05 sq mi)
Elevation134 m (440 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total230
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6343[1]
Dialing code045

The village was first mentioned in 1420 as Woestenroede, and means "desolate cultivated forest".[3] It was home to 105 people in 1840.[4]

There are still several old seventeenth-century houses, among which the 'oliemolen' (oilmill).[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6343AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Weustenrade - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Weustenrade". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. ^ Conrad collection on Dutch waterways: Tijdschrift Uitgegeven door de Nederlandsche Maatschappij ter Bevordering van Nijverheid 1878 (1878). 1878. p. 74.