Walem, Netherlands

Hamlet in Limburg, Netherlands
50°52′7″N 5°52′7″E / 50.86861°N 5.86861°E / 50.86861; 5.86861CountryNetherlandsProvinceLimburgMunicipalityValkenburg aan de GeulArea
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 • Total0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)Elevation
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115 m (377 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total160 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
6342[1]
Dialing code043

Walem is a hamlet with about 200 inhabitants in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is largely in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, but a small part lies in Voerendaal.

It was first mentioned in 1360 as Walheym, and means "settlement of the Walloons".[3]

Walem has place name signs. It was home to 167 people in 1840.[4]

  • Place name, with in the background the Mary Chapel.
    Place name, with in the background the Mary Chapel.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6342AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Walem - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Walem". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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