Jabeek combines a distinctive village character with a specific cycling option: the Roode Beek flows through and around the village, and the 36-kilometre western loop of the Beekdaelen Route passes through Jabeek. At the centre is the Sint-Gertrudiskerk on a church hill, surrounded by a walled cemetery. This offers two distinct focuses for planning a trip: architectural history in the village and a designated cycling circuit. Several brick farmsteads, crosses and architectural details also make the village interesting to visitors with an interest in regional architecture.
Church, Churchyard and Historic Details
The Sint-Gertrudiskerk stands on the hill in the centre of Jabeek. The walled cemetery surrounding it shapes the character of this central area. On Dorpstraat, a rectory and a stone grave cross add to the village’s historic character: the rectory at Dorpstraat 30 is an 18th-century brick building. Two lower front wings stand on either side of a forecourt. A stone grave cross dating from 1825 stands in the churchyard at Dorpstraat 34.
Brick Farmsteads and Wayside Crosses
The Etzenraderhof is an early modern brick manor house with a courtyard. Opposite it, at Etzenrade 1, stands a wayside cross with a wooden corpus dating from 1764. Het Huisken is also a brick farmstead built around a courtyard and is part of the former Etzenrade castle complex. Its taller entrance section has a bell gable dating from 1710. Opposite Het Huisken, at Etzenrade 11, another wayside cross with a wooden corpus from the second half of the 17th century stands in a lime-tree arbour.
Other architectural forms include the large brick courtyard farmstead at Eindstraat 17, arranged around an enclosed courtyard and dating from the early 19th century, and the former Roermolen at Roermolen 1. It is a brick building with a hipped roof dating from 1794. Courtyards, roof shapes and individual architectural details offer different clues for understanding Jabeek’s architectural history. The dates mentioned range from the 17th century to the early 19th century.
Brewing and Cycling
The Dorpsbrouwerij De Maar is housed in a quadrangle farmstead dating from 1850. Presentations on the brewing process and brewing workshops are available there. Check what is currently available before visiting.
The Beekdaelen Route consists of three cycling loops. They can be followed using the cycle junction network and the coloured Beekdaelen Route signs. The western loop is 36 kilometres long and passes through Jabeek. If you would like to include this loop in your stay, you can take the stated distance into account when planning; no journey time is specified. As route details may change over time, check the current route description before setting out.
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