Editing Susteren

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| settlement_type         = Village
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| image_skyline           = Sint Amelbergakerk Susteren.jpg
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| image_caption           = The St Amelberga Church in Susteren
| image_flag              = Susteren vlag.svg
| image_shield            = Susteren wapen 1984.svg
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| 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 (Netherlands)|Limburg]]
| subdivision_type2       = Municipality
| subdivision_name2       = [[Echt-Susteren]]
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 6114AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 23 April 2022 }}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 32
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| area_total_km2          = 7.64
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| population_footnotes    = <ref name="stat">{{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}}</ref>
| population_total        = 5,965
| population_as_of        = 2021
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| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset              = +1
| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
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| postal_code             = 6114<ref name="stat"/>
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| area_code               = 046
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'''Susteren''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈsʏstərə(n)|lang}}; {{langx|li|Zöstere}} {{IPA|li|ˈzœstəʀə|}}) is a city in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province of [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]]. It is located in the municipality of [[Echt-Susteren]], about 7&nbsp;km northwest of [[Sittard]]. It was a separate municipality until 2003, when it was merged with [[Echt (Netherlands)|Echt]].<ref>{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref> Susteren received city right in 1276.

Susteren harboured the Benedictine [[Abbey Susteren]], that was founded in the 8th century and was closed at the end of the 18th century. Its Romanesque church was raised to the status of a basilica in 2007 by pope [[Benedict XVI]].
There is a museum ‘t Stift next to the church. Other sights are the Cannon on the market, castle Eyckholt, the mill Dieterdermolen and typical River Meuse valley farms like the Hommelhof.

In 1865, [[Susteren railway station]] opened on the [[Maastricht]] to [[Venlo]] railway line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stationsweb.nl/station.asp?station=susteren&vraag=susteren |title=station Susteren |website=Stationsweb |access-date=23 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Aan de Statie, Susteren (P1090757).jpg|Residential neighbourhood
File:Voorgevels - Susteren - 20206810 - RCE.jpg|Houses on the market square (1965)
File:HUA-164995-Gezicht op het N.S.-station Susteren te Susteren, met in het midden een waterkolom en rechts één van de dienstgebouwen van het rangeerterrein.jpg|Postcard of the old railway station (1919-1924_
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Van Susteren]], a surname literally meaning "from Susteren"

==References==
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{{Dutch municipality Echt-Susteren}}
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[[Category:Cities in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2003]]
[[Category:Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)]]
[[Category:Echt-Susteren]]


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