Sint Joost

Sint Joost (Limburgish: Sint-Joeas) is a small Dutch village in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.

For the saint, see Judoc. For the Brussels municipality, see Sint-Joost-ten-Node.
Sint Joost
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityEcht-Susteren
Population
 (1 January 2008)
1,529
Major roadsA2, A73, N271, N276

History

13th Century
The village of Sint Joost comes into being as a small settlement around a former cloister ("Caulitenklooster").

1730-1780
The area of Sint Joost is frequently raided by the so-called "Buckriders" (Bokkenrijders).

1945
On 20 and 21 January 1945 the village is virtually destroyed during the liberation by the British troops during Operation Blackcock.

2013
a light earthquake has been measured with a force of 3.4 on scale of Richter

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