Geleen

Geleen is a city in . It's one of the major towns in the region, but of limited interest to average travellers as it's mostly an industrial city.
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  • Type: Town with 32,000 residents
  • Description: town in Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands
  • Postal codes: 6161-6167

Places of Interest

Highlights: Geleen-Lutterade railway station and Sint-Janskluis.

Railway station
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is located in the…

Church
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is a church.

Sports venue
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is a sports venue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sittard and Lindenheuvel.

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is a city in the , situated in the southernmost province of .

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Village
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is a village in the province of .

Geleen

Latitude
50.97° or 50° 58′ 12″ north
Longitude
5.8267° or 5° 49′ 36″ east
Population
32,000
Elevation
66 metres (217 feet)
UN/LOCODE
NL GEE
Open location code
9F27XR9G+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4004062547
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2755616
Wiki­data ID
Q73570
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Zeeuws—“Geleen” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Geleen”
  • Belarusian: “Гелеэн”
  • Catalan: “Geleen”
  • Cebuano: “Geleen”
  • Chinese: “哈连”
  • Chinese: “哈連”
  • Chinese: “赫伦”
  • Chinese: “赫倫”
  • Czech: “Geleen”
  • Danish: “Geleen”
  • Dutch: “Geleen”
  • French: “Geleen”
  • German: “Geleen”
  • Hebrew: “חאלין”
  • Hungarian: “Geleen”
  • Irish: “Geleen”
  • Italian: “Geleen”
  • Japanese: “ヘレーン (オランダ)”
  • Kurdish: “Geleen”
  • Limburgan: “Gelaen”
  • Lithuanian: “Gelenas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Geleen”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Geleen”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Geleen”
  • Persian: “خلین”
  • Persian: “خیلین”
  • Polish: “Geleen”
  • Portuguese: “Geleen”
  • Russian: “Гелен”
  • Silesian: “Geleen”
  • Slovenian: “Geleen”
  • Spanish: “Geleen”
  • Swedish: “Geleen”
  • Thai: “เคเลน”
  • Turkish: “Geleen”
  • Ukrainian: “Гелен”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґелен”
  • Urdu: “گیلین”
  • Welsh: “Geleen”
  • Zeeuws: “Geleên”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Lutterade and Krawinkel.

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