Sint Joost

Sint Joost is a small Dutch village in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.History13th Century The village of Sint Joost comes into being as a small settlement around a former cloister .1730-1780 The area of Sint Joost is frequently raided by the so-called "Buckriders" .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 Richterhttp://nos.nl/artikel/464193-aardbeving-van-34-in-limburg.html