Klimmen

Village in Limburg, Netherlands

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50°52′35″N 5°52′55″E / 50.87639°N 5.88194°E / 50.87639; 5.88194CountryNetherlandsProvinceLimburgMunicipalityVoerendaalArea

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• Total0.80 km² (0.31 sq mi)Elevation

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134 m (440 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,735 • Density2,200/km² (5,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6343^[1]

Dialing code045Major roadsA79 and A76

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 Clumena". The etymology is unclear.^[3] Klimmen developed in the Early Middle Ages.^[4]

The St Remigius Church is a three aisled basilica-like church. It has 11th or 12th century elements. In the 14th century, the tower was added. The church was redesigned between 1904 and 1906 by Pierre and Joseph Cuypers.^[4]

Klimmen was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Voerendaal.^[5]

Transportation

The Klimmen-Ransdaal railway station opened in 1915 on the Heerlen to Schin op Geul railway line.^[6]

Gallery

St Remigius Church
Farm in Klimmen
Former town hall
Villa in Klimmen

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 6343AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ "Klimmen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022. 968 reference is a forgery
^ ^a ^b Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Klimmen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ "station Klimmen- Ransdaal". Stationweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.