
The Mergellandroute ("marl land route") is a tourist route through
South Limburg
South Limburg (Dutch: ''Zuid-Limburg'', Limburgish: ''Zuud-Limburg'') is both a COROP (statistical) region as well as a '' landstreek'' (area) of the Netherlands located in the province of Limburg. The Dutch term ''landstreek'', literally transla ...
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, mapped out by the
ANWB
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The Mergellandroute goes mostly through the local
hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit.
Terminology
The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not as ...
s, which are in contrast with the lesser relief found in the rest of the Netherlands. The route has a length of 110
kilometer
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s by
car
A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods.
The year 1886 is regarded as t ...
and
motorcycle
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or 136.9 kilometers by
bike
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Route
The route for motorised vehicles (
brown roadsigns) passes through the following towns. Note that the route is circular and any location can be used as starting place.
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Maastricht
Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...
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Eijsden
Eijsden (; li, Èèsjde ) is a village situated in the very south of the European country the Netherlands. It is located in the southwestern part of the province of Limburg.
Until 1 January 2011, Eijsden was the main village in a municipalit ...
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Mesch
Mesch (; li, Misj ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, quite near to the Netherlands' the southerly border with Belgium, on the other side of which the neighbouring village of ...
(Heiweg)
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Moerslag (Bukel)
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Sint Geertruid
Sint Geertruid (Limburgish: ''Se-Gietere'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1178 as "in monte". The current name is reference to Ge ...
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Mheer
Mheer (; li, Maer) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten and about 12 km southeast of Maastricht.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 1170s as de Mere, and means ...
(Grensheuvel)
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Noorbeek
Noorbeek ( li, Norbik, English: ''Noor brook'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten (Limburgish: ''Megraote'') and about 12 km southeast of Maastricht. Noorbeek is one of th ...
(Wolfsberg)
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Slenaken
Slenaken (Limburgish: ''Sjlennich'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg.
Slenaken was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Wittem.
History
On a bank of the River Gulp, just to the south of Slenaken, is the ...
(Loorberg)
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Eperheide
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Epen
Epen (; li, Ieëpe ) is a village in the southern part of the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, and lies about 15 km southwest of Kerkrade. Epen is known for its timber framed houses and is part o ...
(Vijlenerbos/Zevenwegen)
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Vaalsbroek
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Vijlen
Vijlen ( li, Viele) is a village in the South-East part of the Dutch province of Limburg. The village is constituted of a number of hamlets, among which Mamelis, Camerig, Harles and Cottessen. Including these hamlets, Vijlen has around 1,500 ...
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Mechelen
Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...
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Partij
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Wittem
Wittem (, ) is a small village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1125 as Witham, and means "means silted land in a bend in a waterway". Wittem develo ...
(Wittemerberg)
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Eys
Eys (; li, Ees ) is a village in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, the Netherlands. The town is located 3 km. from Gulpen and 17 km. from provincial capital Maastricht. Furthermore, it is characterised by its location in the h ...
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Simpelveld
Simpelveld (; li, Zumpelveld ) 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), h ...
(
Oude Huls)
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Trintelen
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Fromberg
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Ransdaal (Mareheiweg)
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Klimmen
Klimmen (Limburgish: ''Klumme'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Voerendaal, about 7 km west of Heerlen.
History
The village was first mentioned in the middle of the 11th century as "de ...
(Hellebeuk)
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Hulsberg
Hulsberg (Limburgish: ''Hölsberg'') is a village in the southeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen, Limburg, about 15 km east of Maastricht.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1147 as Huleberga, and ...
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Arensgenhout
Arensgenhout (; ) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Beekdaelen, and lies about 8 km south of Geleen
Geleen (; li, Gelaen ) is a city in the southern part of the province of Limburg (Nether ...
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Oensel
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Ulestraten
Ulestraten ( li, Ulesjtraote) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Meerssen. It is surrounded by several forests.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1335 as Hulenstroten, and is combinati ...
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Geulle
Geulle (; li, Gäöl ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Meerssen, about 8 km southwest of Geleen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1298 as Gole, and refers to the Geul River ...
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Bunde
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Itteren
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Borgharen
Borgharen (; li, Hare ) is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Maastricht, and lies about 3 km north of Maastricht. Until 1970, it was a separate municipality.
In 2001, Borgharen had 1814 inhabitant ...
*Maastricht
The route for bicycles (
green roadsigns) goes via:
*Maastricht
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Bemelen
Bemelen (; li, Bieëmele ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, and lies about 5 km east of Maastricht.
The village was first mentioned in 1096 as Bemele. The etymology is unk ...
(Bemelerberg)
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Cadier en Keer
Cadier en Keer (Limburgish: ''Keer'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, and lies about 5 km east of Maastricht.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1266 as Cadirs ...
(Bundersberg)
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Honthem
Honthem is a hamlet in the Limburg province of the Netherlands, about 7 km from Maastricht
Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is th ...
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Eckelrade
Eckelrade ( li, Ikkelder) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, and situated about 8 km southeast of the town of Maastricht
Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maes ...
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Gronsveld
Gronsveld ( li, Groêselt or Groéselt) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten and situated southeast of the municipality of Maastricht, to which it is bordering.
Gronsveld was a ...
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Eijsden
Eijsden (; li, Èèsjde ) is a village situated in the very south of the European country the Netherlands. It is located in the southwestern part of the province of Limburg.
Until 1 January 2011, Eijsden was the main village in a municipalit ...
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Mesch
Mesch (; li, Misj ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, quite near to the Netherlands' the southerly border with Belgium, on the other side of which the neighbouring village of ...
(Heiweg)
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Moerslag (Bukel)
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Sint Geertruid
Sint Geertruid (Limburgish: ''Se-Gietere'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1178 as "in monte". The current name is reference to Ge ...
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Mheer
Mheer (; li, Maer) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten and about 12 km southeast of Maastricht.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 1170s as de Mere, and means ...
(Grensheuvel)
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Noorbeek
Noorbeek ( li, Norbik, English: ''Noor brook'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten (Limburgish: ''Megraote'') and about 12 km southeast of Maastricht. Noorbeek is one of th ...
(Wolfsberg)
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Slenaken
Slenaken (Limburgish: ''Sjlennich'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg.
Slenaken was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Wittem.
History
On a bank of the River Gulp, just to the south of Slenaken, is the ...
(Loorberg)
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Eperheide
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Epen
Epen (; li, Ieëpe ) is a village in the southern part of the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, and lies about 15 km southwest of Kerkrade. Epen is known for its timber framed houses and is part o ...
(Vijlenerbos/Zevenwegen)
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Vaalsbroek
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Vijlen
Vijlen ( li, Viele) is a village in the South-East part of the Dutch province of Limburg. The village is constituted of a number of hamlets, among which Mamelis, Camerig, Harles and Cottessen. Including these hamlets, Vijlen has around 1,500 ...
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Mechelen
Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...
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Partij
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Wittem
Wittem (, ) is a small village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1125 as Witham, and means "means silted land in a bend in a waterway". Wittem develo ...
(Wittemerberg)
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Eys
Eys (; li, Ees ) is a village in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, the Netherlands. The town is located 3 km. from Gulpen and 17 km. from provincial capital Maastricht. Furthermore, it is characterised by its location in the h ...
(Eyserbos)
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Elkenrade
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Fromberg
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Schin op Geul
Schin op Geul (, Limburgish: ''Sjin'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, about 3 km southeast of the town of Valkenburg.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topogra ...
(Keutenberg)
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IJzeren
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Sibbe
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Oud-Valkenburg
Oud-Valkenburg (''English: Old-Falkenburg'') is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, and has about 115 inhabitants.
Although small, Oud-Valken ...
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Schin op Geul
Schin op Geul (, Limburgish: ''Sjin'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, about 3 km southeast of the town of Valkenburg.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topogra ...
(Walemmerberg)
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Walem
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Klimmen
Klimmen (Limburgish: ''Klumme'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Voerendaal, about 7 km west of Heerlen.
History
The village was first mentioned in the middle of the 11th century as "de ...
(Hellebeuk)
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Hulsberg
Hulsberg (Limburgish: ''Hölsberg'') is a village in the southeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen, Limburg, about 15 km east of Maastricht.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1147 as Huleberga, and ...
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Valkenburg (Ravensbos)
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Schimmert
Schimmert (; li, Sjömmert ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen.
History
The village was first mentioned in the mid-11th century as "de Scinmottera". The etymology is unclear. Schimm ...
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Ulestraten
Ulestraten ( li, Ulesjtraote) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Meerssen. It is surrounded by several forests.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1335 as Hulenstroten, and is combinati ...
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Geulle
Geulle (; li, Gäöl ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Meerssen, about 8 km southwest of Geleen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1298 as Gole, and refers to the Geul River ...
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Bunde
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Rothem
*Maastricht (Kuitenbergweg)
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Berg Berg may refer to:
People
*Berg (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
*Berg Ng (born 1960), Hong Kong actor
*Berg (footballer) (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
Former states
*Berg (state), county and duchy of the Holy ...
*Maastricht
References
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Cycleways in the Netherlands
Tourism in the Netherlands
Geography of Limburg (Netherlands)
South Limburg (Netherlands)