It is located in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1603 as Strucht, and means "settlement with shrubbery".

[3] It used to belong to the Austrian Netherlands, but was traded with the Dutch Republic in 1785.

[4] Strucht was a separate municipality until 1879, when it was merged with Schin op Geul.

[5] In 1982, it became part of the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul.