Posterholt is a village in the Dutch

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 Roerdalen

Roerdalen

- Population centres :*Herkenbosch*Melick*Montfort*Posterholt*Reutje*Sint Odiliënberg*Vlodrop- External links :*...

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Posterholt merged with the municipalities Montfort

Montfort (Netherlands)

Montfort is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. Montfort has about 4000 inhabitants. It lies about 8 km south of Roermond. It received city rights in 1271. It renowned for ruins of Castle Montfort, built in the thirteenth century....

 and Sint Odiliënberg in 1991, and the new municipality changed its name to Ambt Montfort

Ambt Montfort

Ambt Montfort is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg.In 1991, the municipalities of Montfort, Posterholt, Reutje and Sint Odiliënberg merged. The original name of the merged municipality was "Posterholt", but it was changed in "Ambt Montfort" in 1994. On January 1, 2007, Ambt...

three years later.

The local soccer team, PSV'35, has had good and bad seasons during the years. Currently they are stable in their respective league.

• PSV'35 Posterholt

Together with a few other villages in the region it has also an active local history association. This association is situated in St. Odiliënberg.

• Heemkunde vereniging Roerstreek

External links

Map of the former municipality, around 1868.