Schimmert
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Schimmert
| native_name = Sjömmert
| native_name_lang = li
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Remigiuskerk Schimmert.jpg
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| image_caption = Remigiuskerk te Schimmert
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| 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 = Beekdaelen
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 6333AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 23 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 129
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| area_total_km2 = 3.75
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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=23 April 2022}}
| population_total = 2,275
| population_as_of = 2021
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| 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 = 045
| coordinates = {{coord|50|54|20|N|5|49|19|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
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Schimmert ({{IPA|nl|ˈsxɪmərt}}; {{langx|li|Sjömmert}} {{IPA|li|ˈʃœməʀt|}}) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen.
History
The village was first mentioned in the mid-11th century as "de Scinmottera". The etymology is unclear.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/schimmert |title=Schimmert - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=23 April 2022 |language=nl}} Schimmert is a village with a {{ill|Dries (square)|nl|Dries (plein)|lt=dries}} (type of village square).{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu08_01/sten009monu08_01_0139.php |title=Schimmert |author=Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert| year=2003 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9623 6 |access-date=23 April 2022 |language=nl}}
The Catholic St Remigius Church is a three-aisled church from irregular blocks of chalk which was constructed between 1924 and 1926 after a design by Pierre Cuypers and Joseph Cuypers. The tower was damaged during World War II and repaired in 1956.
The water tower was built between 1926 and 1927 on the highest point of the plateau in Expressionist style. The tower measures {{convert|38|m}}. In 1935, matching worker's houses were added.
Schimmert was home to 215 people in 1840. Schimmert was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Nuth.{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}} In 2019, it became part of Beekdaelen.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/schimmert |title=Schimmert |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=23 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Gallery
File:Schimmert-Gemeenschapshuis (1).jpg|Community house
File:Exterieur OVERZICHT - Schimmert - 20312481 - RCE.jpg|Water tower
File:Schimmert-Kleverstraat 10 (2).JPG|Farm
File:Schimmert-Proosdijmolen (2).jpg|Remnant of a wind mill
Notable people
- Pieter Eijssen, Dutch lawyer (1906–1988)
- Wim Ernes, equestrian dressage coach (1958–2016)
- Charles Eyck, visual artist (1897–1983)
- Otto Hermans, politician (born 1950)
- {{ill|Guillaume Lemmens|nl|Guillaume Lemmens}}, Bishop of Roermond (1884–1960)
- Jean-Nicolas Lemmens, Bishop of Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada
- {{ill|Jan Theunissen|nl|Jan Theunissen}}, Bishop of Giufi, Metropolitan bishop of Blantyre, Archbishop of Bavagaliana and Skálholt (1905–1979)
References
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External links
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{{Dutch municipality Beekdaelen}}
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Category:Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Category:Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
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