Banholt

Banholt (Limburgish: Tebannet) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten and lies about 10 km southeast of Maastricht.

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Banholt Tebannet
Village
Farm in Banholt
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Coordinates: 50°47′23″N 5°48′34″E / 50.78972°N 5.80944°E / 50.78972; 5.80944
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg (Netherlands)
Municipality	Eijsden-Margraten
Area [1]
• Total	4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	173 m (568 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,015
• Density	223/km2 (578/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6262[1]
Dialing code	043
Major roads	N278
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The village was first mentioned in 1294 or 1295 as Bannoyt.^[3] Banholt which developed in the Middle Ages on the plateau of Margraten. In the 18th century, it became a road village.^[4]

The Catholic St Gerlachus Church is a three aisled church with wide church which was constructed between 1874 and 1876.^[4] Banholt was home to 471 people in 1840.^[5]

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6262NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
3. ^ "Banholt - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
4. ^ ^{a b} Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Banholt (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
5. ^ "Banholt". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2022.

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