# Linne

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Village in Limburg, Netherlands

Linne Village St Martinus Church Linne Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Linne Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands Show map of Limburg, Netherlands Coordinates: 51°9′N 5°56′E / 51.150°N 5.933°E / 51.150; 5.933 Country Netherlands Province Limburg Municipality Maasgouw Area [1] • Total 3.97 km2 (1.53 sq mi) Elevation [2] 28 m (92 ft) Population (2021)[1] • Total 3,680 • Density 927/km2 (2,400/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 6067[1] Dialing code 0475 Major roads A73

**Linne** is a village in the [Dutch](/source/Netherlands) province of [Limburg](/source/Limburg_(Netherlands)). It is a part of the municipality of [Maasgouw](/source/Maasgouw), and lies about 6 km southwest of [Roermond](/source/Roermond).

## History

The village was first mentioned in 943 as Linne. The etymology is unclear.[3] Linne developed in the Early Middle Ages along the [Maas](/source/Meuse). It used to be part of [Ambt Montfort](/source/Ambt_Montfort). In 1716, it became part of the [Dutch Republic](/source/Dutch_Republic).[4]

The Catholic St Martinus Church is a three aisled basilica-like church built in 1897 to replace the medieval church. The tower was blown up in 1945, and restored between 1950 and 1951. In 1993, it received a copy of its original crown after the 1992 earthquake.[4]

Linne was home to 621 people in 1840.[5] In January 1945, Linne was liberated from German occupation within the scope of '[Operation Blackcock](/source/Operation_Blackcock)'.

Linne was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with [Maasbracht](/source/Maasbracht).[6] In 1992, the village which was hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on the [Richter scale](/source/Richter_magnitude_scale). Many buildings were damaged, but there were only 15 wounded. In 2007, it became part of the municipality of [Maasgouw](/source/Maasgouw).[5]

## Gallery

		- Bandstand

		- Pub de Tramhalte

		- Nature near Linne

		- Former town hall

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-stat_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-stat_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-stat_1-2) ["Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021"](https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls). *Central Bureau of Statistics*. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AHN_2-0)** ["Postcodetool for 6067AA"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool). *Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland* (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from [the original](http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool) on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Linne - (geografische naam)"](https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/linne). *Etymologiebank* (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-monument_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-monument_4-1) Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). [*Linne*](https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu08_01/sten009monu08_01_0085.php) (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [90 400 9623 6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/90_400_9623_6). Retrieved 25 April 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-plaats_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-plaats_5-1) ["Linne"](https://www.plaatsengids.nl/linne). *Plaatsengids* (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, [Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten](https://ssh.datastations.nl/file.xhtml?fileId=10125&version=2.0), KNAW, 2011.

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