Simpelveld
| Simpelveld Zumpelveld |
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| Skyline of Simpelveld
Skyline of Simpelveld
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| Location in Limburg Location in Limburg |
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Limburg | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Richard de Boer (VVD) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.00 km2 (0.00 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | 138 m (453 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 10,881 | ||
| • Density | 679/km2 (1,760/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Simpelvelter | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 6350–6353, 6369 | ||
| Area code | 045 | ||
| Website | www |
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Simpelveld (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɪmpəlˌvɛlt] (
listen); Limburgish: Zumpelveld) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. It is part of the municipal cooperative unit Parkstad Limburg.
Simpelveld is part of the Mergelland, named after the presence of chalk (mergel), hill country popular with tourists. The Mergellandroute passes through the town.
The population centre simpelveld has 28 national monuments, amongst which the Oude Molen and the Saint Remigius Church. Simpelveld has a heritage railway station and is the homebase of the South Limburg Railway Compagny. On one weekend in October there is a Day out with Thomas from the children's television series Thomas and Friends.
Contents
Population centres
- Bocholtz
- Simpelveld
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Simpelveld, June 2015
Regional language
Simpelveld is part of The Netherlands and therefore the official language is Dutch. A lot of people also speak Simpelvelds, a regional language that depending of the definition belongs to Ripuarian or Limburgish. It is also referred to as Southeast Limburgish.
Gallery
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Simpelveld, kerk foto4 2011-06-02 11.06.JPG
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Simpelveld, aerial view.JPG
Aerial view of Simpelveld
See also
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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