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Country
  
Netherlands

Local time
  
Friday 3:04 PM

Municipality
  
Nuth

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Province
  
Limburg

Grijzegrubben

Weather
  
11°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 52% Humidity

Grijzegrubben, known as Griëzegröbbe in Limburgish, is a hamlet in the municipality of Nuth in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands.

Map of Grijzegrubben, Netherlands

The name Grijzegrubben contains the toponym Grubbe, which in Limburg often refers to a hollow way. The name was already in use in the year 1637, when Aleidis of Grijzegrubben leased some land to the nobleman Bartholomeus van Reymersbeeck. Archeologists found in Grijzegrubben in August 2002 the remains of a Roman farm or storehouse, originating from approximately the 2nd century.

In September 1944, a tree with a Christian cross was accidentally destroyed by an American armoured car. Due to the cross and the preservation of Grijzegrubben during World War II, community members built a chapel at this spot in 1945. The chapel is still owned by the community.

The Southern Limburg horse market is held each year in Grijzegrubben since 2005.

References

Grijzegrubben Wikipedia