Merkelbeek ( li, Merkelbek) is a village in the
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
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Dutch may also refer to:
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* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
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People E ...
province of
Limburg
Limburg or Limbourg may refer to:
Regions
* Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium
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. It is located in the municipality of
Beekdaelen
Beekdaelen (; li, Baekdale ) is a municipality in the province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands. It was formed as a merger of Nuth, Onderbanken and Schinnen.
Beekdaelen has 35,853 inhabitants. It does not have a capital. The tow ...
, about 9 km northwest of
Heerlen
Heerlen (; li, Heële ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the fourth municipality in the province of Limburg ...
.
The village was first mentioned in 1283 as Merkelbeke. The etymology is unclear. Merkelbeek started in the Early Middle Ages along a brook and developed into a road village.
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.
Merkelbeek was home to 309 people in 1840.
It was a separate municipality until 1982, when it became part of
Onderbanken
Onderbanken (; li, Óngerbenk) was a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. In 2019, it merged with Nuth and Schinnen to form Beekdaelen.
Population centres
Bingelrade, Douvergenhout, Etzenrade, Jabeek, Merkelbeek, Op den Hering, ...
.
In 2019, it was merged into
Beekdaelen
Beekdaelen (; li, Baekdale ) is a municipality in the province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands. It was formed as a merger of Nuth, Onderbanken and Schinnen.
Beekdaelen has 35,853 inhabitants. It does not have a capital. The tow ...
.
Gallery
File:Merkelbeek-Haagstraat 12-16 (4).JPG, Farm in Merkelbeek
File:Merkelbeek waterput.jpg, Well
File:Merkelbeek tunnel Haagdoornweg 03.jpg, Tunnel with murial
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Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)