Gulpen-Wittem (; li, Gullepe-Wittem ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands (in the province of

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) with inhabitants as of . Gulpen-Wittem came into being after the merger of the municipalities

Gulpen Gulpen (; li, Gullepe ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is approximately midway between the Dutch city of Maastricht and the German city of Aachen. Gulpen was a separate municipality until 1999, when it merged with Wittem. The ...

and Wittem. This took place after a request of both municipalities. At the time of the merger, both municipalities had about 8000 inhabitants, although Wittem was bigger than Gulpen. The town hall was situated in Gulpen, and has kept its function as town hall in the new municipality. The former town hall of Wittem was situated in a manor house in Mechelen since 1986, which is now being used as a "nursing hostel". The municipality is rural, with many castles, half-timbered houses and old monumental farms. Yearly, Gulpen-Wittem attracts many tourists from the entire country because of its relatively sloping landscape, especially during the summer.

Population centres

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, June 2015''

Economy

Apart from beer brewing (" Gulpener" (at Gulpen) and "

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" (at Wijlre)), vinegar production ("Gulpener") and agriculture, tourism is essential aspect of economical activity in this municipality. Especially Slenaken is a distinct tourist site.

Notable people

* Jan Gerard Kemmerling (1776 in Gulpen – 1818) Mayor of

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and

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* Adolphe Engers (1884 in Gulpen – 1945) a Dutch writer and stage and film actor IMDb Database
retrieved 20 October 2019 * Martinus Cobbenhagen (1893 in Gulpen - 1954) a Dutch Roman Catholic priest, economist and academic *

Antoon Coolen Antoon Coolen (April 17, 1897 - November 9, 1961) was a well-known Dutch writer of novels. He wrote the ''Boekenweekgeschenk'' for the Boekenweek of 1947 and a novel that was part of the Boekenweekgeschenk in 1939. Translations in English * An ...

(1897 in Wijlre - 1961) a Dutch writer of novels * René van der Linden (born 1943 in Eys) a retired Dutch politician, diplomat and economist * Sjef Hensgens (born 1948 in Wijlre) a retired Dutch middle-distance runner, competed at the

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Henk Savelberg Henk Savelberg (Mechelen, Netherlands, Mechelen, 11 July 1953) is a Dutch Chef#Chef de cuisine, head chef. Up until now, he is the only head chef from the Netherlands awarded a Michelin star in five different restaurants. Savelberg comes from a mi ...

(born 1953 in Mechelen) a Dutch head chef * Ralf Vandebergh (born 1976 in Nijswiller) a Dutch astronomer and professional photographer

Gallery

File:Gulp-Slenaken.jpg, The river Gulp near Slenaken File:Hill landscape Slenaken 2.jpg, Hilly landscape near Slenaken File:Strolling along the countryside - panoramio.jpg, Countryside panorama File:De ontmoeting-Kunstroute Gulpen.jpg, Kunstroute Gulpen

References

External links

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Official website
{{Authority control South Limburg (Netherlands) Municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1999