Neer
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Neer
| native_name = {{native name|li|Naer}}
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = File:Friedesse Molen.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Watermill Friedesse Molen
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
| pushpin_label_position = left
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Limburg
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Leudal
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 6086AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 24 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 26
| elevation_min_m =
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| area_total_km2 = 20.09
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=24 April 2022}}
| population_total = 3,380
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_note =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0475
| blank_name_sec1 = Transport
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| blank1_info_sec1 = N273
| coordinates = {{Coord|51|15|45|N|5|59|20|E| region:NL_type:city|display=inline, title}}
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Neer is a village in Limburg, Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Leudal, on the river Maas about 8 km north of Roermond.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1204 as Nere, and refers to the brook Neerbeek.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/neer4 |title=Neer - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=24 April 2022 |language=nl}} Neer developed in the Early Middle Ages on higher sand grounds along the Neerbeek close to its confluence with the Maas. Neer was first part of the County of Horne and later the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. In 1677, it became a heerlijkheid.{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu08_01/sten009monu08_01_0108.php |title=Neer |author=Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert| year=2003 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9623 6 |access-date=24 April 2022 |language=nl}}
The Catholic St Martinus is a three aisled basilica-like church with a tower at a side. It was probably completed around 1400. The church was replaced between 1908 and 1909 in a Gothic Revival style, but the tower remained and was enlarged. The top of the tower was blown up in 1944, and rebuilt in 1954 in a more modest style.
The watermill Friedesse Molen was built in 1617 and served as a grist mill. In the early 1950s, an electro motor was installed. Both the Province and the population of Neer lobbied for a much needed restoration, and in 2002, the watermill was restored and is sometimes in service.{{cite web|url=https://molendatabase.nl/nederland/molen.php?nummer=449 |title=Friedesse Molen |website=Molen database |access-date=24 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Neer was home to 678 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with Roggel.{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}} In 2007, it became part of the municipality of Leudal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/neer |title=Neer |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=24 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Gallery
Image:KerkNeer.jpg|Church of Neer
File:Neer (2485904416).jpg|Ferry across the Maas
File:Neer - Hanssum 40b Voormalig bierbrouwerij Theelen.jpg|Former beer brewery
File:Exterieur VOORGEVEL - Neer - 20293456 - RCE.jpg|Former town hall
References
{{Dutch municipality Leudal}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)