Bleijenbeek
Bleijenbeek is a small hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Bergen, about 2 km east of Afferden. The main building in the hamlet is the ruin of Castle Bleijenbeek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Bergen (Limburg), Netherlands
- Also known as: “Bleienbeek” and “Blijenbeek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bleijenbeek Castle and Nooitgedacht.
Bleijenbeek Castle
Ruins
Photo: Kasteelbeer, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Bleijenbeek Castle is situated in the small hamlet of Bleijenbeek in the Dutch province of Limburg. According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa, the castle is known for its numerous sieges by the armies of Guelders and Spain.
Sint-Antonius Abtkapel
Church
Photo: Adje583, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Sint-Antonius Abtkapel is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Bleijenbeek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heukelom and Afferden.
Heukelom
Hamlet
Heukelom is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Bergen, about 2 km south of the village of Afferden. Heukelom is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Afferden.
Afferden
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Afferden is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 25 km southeast of Nijmegen. Afferden is situated 2½ km west of Bleijenbeek.
Nieuw-Bergen
Village
Nieuw-Bergen is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen and lies about 28 km north of Venlo. Nieuw-Bergen was officially founded on 9 July 1963 as the new settlement. Nieuw-Bergen is situated 3½ km south of Bleijenbeek.
Bleijenbeek
- Categories: buurtschap and locality
- Location: Bergen Municipality, Limburg, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.63649° or 51° 38′ 11″ northLongitude
6.05145° or 6° 3′ 5″ eastElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
9F38J3P2+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 7072044787OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Bleijenbeek” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Bleijenbeek”
- Dutch: “Bleijenbeek (plaats)”
- Dutch: “Bleijenbeek”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Bleijenbeek”
- Ukrainian: “Блеєнбек”
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