Holset (Netherlands)
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Holset is a small village in the Dutch
province of Limburg
. It is located in the municipality of Vaals
, about 2 km west of the town of Vaals itself. Holset is about 15 minutes by car from Aachen, just inside the Dutch border in South Limburg.
Holset has about 120 inhabitants, a church, hotel, bed-and-breakfast, and pub.
Around 360 the bishop of Maastricht came to Holset to convert the population to Christianity. Some centuries later a church was built there. The Lambertus-church became popular for the of marriages and a place of pilgrimage to the holy Genoveva of France (against eye-diseases and skin-rashes, esp. 18th century).
that used to be common all over Europe and is on the red list today. The Limburgish name for the toad, "Klükske", refers to their sound during mating season, which is similar to that of a tiny bell.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of Limburg
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
. It is located in the municipality of Vaals
Vaals
Vaals is a town in the extreme southeastern part of the Dutch province of Limburg, which in its turn finds itself in the southeastern part of the Netherlands....
, about 2 km west of the town of Vaals itself. Holset is about 15 minutes by car from Aachen, just inside the Dutch border in South Limburg.
Holset has about 120 inhabitants, a church, hotel, bed-and-breakfast, and pub.
History
The history of Holset started before the Common Era. On the small hill is the Lambertus-church, 2000 years ago there stood a temple of the Eburons (who defeated Caesar's armies). Caesar took terrible revenge and destroyed the Eburons and destroyed the temple.Around 360 the bishop of Maastricht came to Holset to convert the population to Christianity. Some centuries later a church was built there. The Lambertus-church became popular for the of marriages and a place of pilgrimage to the holy Genoveva of France (against eye-diseases and skin-rashes, esp. 18th century).
Nature
Holset is a refuge for the rare Common Midwife ToadCommon Midwife Toad
The Common Midwife Toad is a species of frog in the Discoglossidae family.It is found in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom .Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry forests, temperate shrubland,...
that used to be common all over Europe and is on the red list today. The Limburgish name for the toad, "Klükske", refers to their sound during mating season, which is similar to that of a tiny bell.