Bulkemsbroek (; ) is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

in the southeastern

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. It is located close to the village of

Simpelveld Simpelveld (; ) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It is part of the municipal cooperative unit Parkstad Limburg. Simpelveld is part of the ''Mergelland'', named after the presence of chalk (mergel), hill country popu ...

in the municipality of

, Limburg, about 20 km east of

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; ; ; ) is a city and a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital city, capital and largest city of the province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. Maastricht is loca ...

.Bulkemsbroek
on Plaatsengids.nl The village has a population of 30 people. The name Bulkemsbroek refers to swampland (broek) close to the land of the Bullo family (Bulkem). On the molenbeek, a sidestream of the river

Eyserbeek The Eyserbeek (; ) is a river in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. The Eyserbeek is a right-bank tributary to the river Geul, which later joins the Meuse. Rising in Bocholtz and flowing through Simpelveld and Eys, the Eyserbeek eventually ...

, lies the Bulkemsmolen. This watermill was built in 1753 and has been designated a

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References

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