Walem, Netherlands
Hamlet in Limburg, Netherlands
50°52′7″N 5°52′7″E / 50.86861°N 5.86861°E / 50.86861; 5.86861[1]
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(2021)[1]
6342[1]
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]
Gallery
- Place name, with in the background the Mary Chapel.
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6342AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Walem - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Walem". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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