Noorbeek

Noorbeek
Norbik
Country  Netherlands
Province Limburg (Netherlands) Limburg (Netherlands)
Municipality Eijsden-Margraten
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Noorbeek (Limburgish: Norbik, English: Noor river) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten (Limburgish: Megraote) and about 12 km southeast of Maastricht. Noorbeek is one of the southernmost villages of the Netherlands and was named after the nearby river Noor.

Noorbeek was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Margraten.[1] It is part of the Mergellandroute.

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.

Coordinates: 50°46′N 5°49′E / 50.767°N 5.817°E / 50.767; 5.817

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