Merkelbeek

Merkelbeek
Village
Sint-Clemenskerk (Merkelbeek) [nl]
Sint-Clemenskerk (Merkelbeek) [nl]
Official seal of Merkelbeek
Seal
Merkelbeek is located in Netherlands
Merkelbeek
Merkelbeek
Location in the Netherlands
Merkelbeek is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Merkelbeek
Merkelbeek
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°57′15″N 5°56′15″E / 50.95417°N 5.93750°E / 50.95417; 5.93750
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityBeekdaelen
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
81 m (266 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
1,615
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6447[1]
Dialing code045/046

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]

  • Farm in Merkelbeek
    Farm in Merkelbeek
  • Well
    Well
  • Tunnel with murial
    Tunnel with murial

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2022. together with Douvergenhout
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6447AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Merkelbeek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Merkelbeek (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9623 6. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Merkelbeek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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