Vijlen

Vaals is a small city and municipality in the region, in the province , comprising the very southeasternmost corner of the Netherlands.
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  • Type: Village with 1,770 residents
  • Description: village in Vaals, Netherlands
  • Postal code: 6294

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Martinuskerk and Geologisch monument Sterrenstenen.

Church
Photo: Romaine, CC0.
is a church.

Forest
Photo: Romaine, CC0.
is a forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harles and Lemiers.

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Village
Vaals is a small city and municipality in the region, in the province , comprising the very southeasternmost corner of the Netherlands.

Village
is a small village in the province of . It is located in the municipality of , about 2 km west of the town of Vaals itself. is about 15 minutes by car from Aachen, just inside the Dutch border in South Limburg.

Vijlen

Latitude
50.78781° or 50° 47′ 16″ north
Longitude
5.96438° or 5° 57′ 52″ east
Population
1,770
Elevation
192 metres (630 feet)
Open location code
9F27QXQ7+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2553388923
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2745522
Wiki­data ID
Q99990
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Vijlen” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Vijlen
  • Catalan: Vijlen
  • Cebuano: Vijlen
  • Chinese: Vijlen
  • Dutch: Vijlen
  • French: Vijlen
  • German: Vijlen
  • German: Villen
  • Irish: Vijlen
  • Japanese: ファイレン
  • Limburgan: Viele
  • Luxembourgish: Vijlen
  • Min Nan Chinese: Vijlen
  • Occitan (post 1500): Vijlen
  • Slovenian: Vijlen
  • Ukrainian: Вейлен

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nederlandsche Portland-Cementfabriek (ruïne) and Melleschet.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bermetijnbron and Mariagrot.

South Limburg: Must-Visit Destinations

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Vijlen”. Photo: Romaine, CC0.