Merkelbeek | |
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Village | |
![Sint-Clemenskerk (Merkelbeek) [nl]](../I/Merkelbeek%252C_kerk_foto4_2011-09-27_16.10.JPG.webp) Sint-Clemenskerk (Merkelbeek) | |
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  Merkelbeek Location in the Netherlands  Merkelbeek Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′15″N 5°56′15″E / 50.95417°N 5.93750°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Beekdaelen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,615 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6447[1] |
| Dialing code | 045/046 |
Merkelbeek (Limburgish: Merkelbek) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen, about 9 km northwest of Heerlen.
The village was first mentioned in 1283 as Merkelbeke. The etymology is unclear.[3] Merkelbeek started in the Early Middle Ages along a brook and developed into a road village.[4]
The Catholic St Clemens Church is a three-aisled church with built-in tower with needle spire which was built between 1876 and 1878. In 1935, the choir was replaced by a transept and choir in Gothic Revival style.[4]
Merkelbeek was home to 309 people in 1840.[5] It was a separate municipality until 1982, when it became part of Onderbanken.[6] In 2019, it was merged into Beekdaelen.[5]
Gallery
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Farm in Merkelbeek
Well
Tunnel with murial
References
- 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
together with Douvergenhout
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 6447AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ↑ "Merkelbeek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- 1 2 Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Merkelbeek (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- 1 2 "Merkelbeek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links
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