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![Sint-Clemenskerk (Merkelbeek) [nl]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Merkelbeek%2C_kerk_foto4_2011-09-27_16.10.JPG) Sint-Clemenskerk (Merkelbeek) | ||
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<div style="position: absolute; top: Expression error: Missing operand for *.%; left: -70.5%; height: 0; width: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> Merkelbeek Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
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| Country | Netherlands | |
| Province | Limburg | |
| Municipality | Beekdaelen | |
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3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi) | |
Merkelbeek (Limburgish: Merkelbek) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen, about 9 km northwest of Heerlen.
The village was first mentioned in 1283 as Merkelbeke. The etymology is unclear.[3] Merkelbeek started in the Early Middle Ages along a brook and developed into a road village.[4]
The Catholic St Clemens Church is a three-aisled church with built-in tower with needle spire which was built between 1876 and 1878. In 1935, the choir was replaced by a transept and choir in Gothic Revival style.[4]
Merkelbeek was home to 309 people in 1840.[5] It was a separate municipality until 1982, when it became part of Onderbanken.[6] In 2019, it was merged into Beekdaelen.[5]
Gallery[]
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Farm in Merkelbeek
Well
Tunnel with murial
References[]
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls. "together with Douvergenhout"
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6447AA" (in nl). Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland. Het Waterschapshuis. http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool.
- ^ "Merkelbeek - (geografische naam)" (in nl). https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/merkelbeek.
- ^ a b Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003) (in nl). Merkelbeek. Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu08_01/sten009monu08_01_0098.php.
- ^ a b "Merkelbeek" (in nl). https://www.plaatsengids.nl/merkelbeek.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
External links[]
Media related to Merkelbeek at Wikimedia Commons
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