Coordinates: 50°51′N, 5°50′E Image File history File links LocatieValkenburg_aan_de_Geul. ... Capital Maastricht Queens Commissioner L.J.P.M. (Leon) Frissen Religion (1999) Roman Catholic 80% Protestant 3% Area  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water   2,153 km² (9th) 56 km² Population (2006)  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Density 1,131,938 (6th) 526/km² (4th) Inclusion 1839 Anthem In t Bronsgroen Eikenhout ISO NL-LI Official website... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Statistics Netherlands is a Dutch governmental institution that gathers statistical information about the Netherlands. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Time zones of Europe: Pale colours indicate countries without daylight saving Central European Summer Time (CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Valkenburg aan de Geul (pronunciation (help· info)) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. Image File history File links 165_Valkenburg_aan_de_Geul. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ...

Siege and conquest were characteristic of the history of Valkenburg. Each event is withheld, followed by subsequent restorations. This most definitely holds for the castle perched atop of a hill in the middle of the city, of which now only a ruin remains. In December 1672 it is destroyed, not to be rebuilt. Only two city gates (the Berkelpoort and the Grendelpoort) and a part of the citywalls survive destruction. Valkenburg is no longer a fortified city but retained its importance nevertheless. Ruined castle of Valkenburg Valkenburg castle is a ruined castle in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ...

For an impression of resistance activities during the Second World War in Valkenburg see Valkenburg resistance. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Valkenburg Resistance was the resistance movement in Valkenburg (Limburg, Netherlands) during the Second World War. ...

The present touristic Valkenburg

Tourists queueing at the castle of Valkenburg aan de Geul

Nowadays Valkenburg is especially known for its touristic character. There is a lot to do within walking distance of the city centre. To name just a few examples: you can visit the Valkenburg Holland Casino, the Steenkolenmijn, relax at the Thermae 2000, visit one of the many publicly accessible former marl quarries (with charcoal drawings which sometimes even date back to the time of the Romans). Afterwards you can enjoy a meal in one of the many restaurants or a drink in one of the many pubs. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 595 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Tourists queueing at the castle of Valkenburg aan de Geul Picture taken by user:donarreiskoffer, File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 595 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Tourists queueing at the castle of Valkenburg aan de Geul Picture taken by user:donarreiskoffer, File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del...

Especially worth visiting is the Sint-Gerlachus church in Houthem Sint-Gerlach. It's the only religious building with fresco's (paintings on marl) in the Netherlands and as such truly unique. The paintings were restored during the 1970s.

The present aim of Valkenburg is to move from mass-tourism for which it was famous during the seventies and eighties (with camping sites full of youths building their own constructions of beer crates) towards the attraction of the more elaborated tourist, who exhibits a more quiet and relaxed behaviour.

Valkenburg is situated in a beautiful part of the Netherlands which is perfectly suited for walks or (mountain) bike tours through the hilly terrain. Although the municipality Valkenburg aan de Geul only has about 18.000 inhabitants, it hosts about 1 million nights a year.

Grotestraat

Valkenburg has the oldest still existing railway station building in the Netherlands. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ...

Cycling

Valkenburg aan de Geul is famous for its Cycling events. The city was four times host to the UCI Road Cycling World Championship, in 1938, 1948, 1979 and 1998. This is a record. Since 2003, the city's Cauberg is also the finish of the Amstel Gold Race. The Tour the France had a stage finish in Valkenburg in 1992 and in 2006. The UCI World Cycling Championship is organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), and is held once a year at different locations. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cauberg is a hill in Valkenburg aan de Geul, a city in the Netherlands. ... The Amstel Gold Race is a road bicycle racing race held (mostly) in the southern part of the province of Limburg, The Netherlands. ... The 1992 Tour de France was the 79th Tour de France. ... The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. ...

Population centres

Berg en Terblijt, Geulhem, Houthem, IJzeren, Oud-Valkenburg, Schin op Geul, Sibbe, Valkenburg, Vilt, Walem. Berg en Terblijt is a small village between the city of Maastricht en Valkenburg. ... Geulhem is a rural village in the former Berg en Terblijt council, now Valkenburg aan de Geul council. ... Valkenburg aan de Geul is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. ... Oud-Valkenburg is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. ... Valkenburg aan de Geul is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. ... Vilt is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg, within the commune of Valkenburg aan de Geul. ... Walem is a hamlet with about 200 inhabitants in the Dutch province of Limburg. ...

External links

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