Beek, Limburg, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Restaurant “De Lindeboom”

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2024

1. Restaurant “De Lindeboom” Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

"Restaurant "De Lindeboom", gebouwd in 1765.

De aangrenzende kapelaanwoning werd in 1864 gesloopt. In 2007 werd hier de dialect tv soap "De Hemelpoart" opgenomen."

(English translation:)
Restaurant "De Lindeboom", built in 1765.

The adjacent chaplain's house was demolished in 1864. In 2007 the dialect TV soap drama De Hemelpoart (“The Gates of Heaven”) was recorded here.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1765.

Location. 50° 56.342′ N, 5° 47.825′ E. Marker is in Beek, Limburg. It is on Burgemeester Janssenstraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Burgemeester Janssenstraat 13, Beek, Limburg 6191 JB, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Hell on Wheels (a few steps from this marker); Voormalige Bakkerij / Former Bakery (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hervormde Pastorie / Reformed Parsonage (about 90 meters away); Joods Monument Beek / Beek Holocaust Memorial (about 90 meters away); Sinti Monument (about 210 meters away); Beek Synagogue (about 210 meters away); German Deserter Saves the Life of a Persecuted “Gypsy” (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Nooit Echt Bevrijd / Never Genuinely Liberated / Nie Wirklich Befreit (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beek.

Also see . . . De Hemelpoart - episode 1 (YouTube, 24:15). The opening sequence of the show ends with a shot of the restaurant, and the first scene of the episode opens at the restaurant. First aired in 2007, and is notable for being in Limburgish (the provincial language, as opposed to Dutch). (Submitted on July 15, 2024.)

Restaurant “De Lindeboom” and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2024

2. Restaurant “De Lindeboom” and Marker

The marker, although difficult to see because its small size, is visible here on the corner of the building, directly next to the drainpipe. The opening sequence of the the drama De Hemelpoart shows the glassed-in addition on the very right.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.