Gulpen
The friendly village of Gulpen is considered to be the heart of the Heuvelland, the most beautiful and hilly part of the South Limburg region. Its cosy, small centre is a popular destination for Dutch tourists and is a lively place in summer, when a range of events and small festivals are organised.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 4,120 residents
- Description: village in Gulpen-Wittem, Netherlands
- Postal code: 6271
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kasteel Wittem and Neuborg Castle.
Kasteel Wittem
Castle
Kasteel Wittem is a defunct restaurant located in Castle Wittem in Wittem, in the Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in 1977 and retained that rating until 1989.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Partij-Wittem and Wijlre.
Partij-Wittem
Photo: Ben Bender, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Partij-Wittem is a village in South Limburg, the southernmost part of the Netherlands. The village comprises the two hamlets of Partij and Wittem. As a whole, it is part of the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem.
Wijlre
Photo: Romaine, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wijlre is a small village in South Limburg, known for its beer and popular with tourists who are looking for a more quiet destination than nearby Maastricht or Valkenburg. It's an excellent base for hikers and bikers.
Epen
Photo: WiDi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Epen is a small town in South Limburg, the southern most region of the Netherlands. It's a picturesque little place that features some of the best landscape views in the country and is dotted with the timber framed houses that are so typical for this area.
Gulpen
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Gulpen-Wittem, South Limburg, Limburg, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.814° or 50° 48′ 50″ northLongitude
5.89° or 5° 53′ 24″ eastPopulation
4,120Elevation
106 metres (348 feet)United Nations Location Code
NL GPNOpen location code
9F27RV7Q+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 3124207391OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Gulpen” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Gulpen”
- Catalan: “Gulpen”
- Cebuano: “Gulpen”
- Chinese: “Gulpen”
- Dutch: “Gulpen”
- French: “Gulpen”
- Irish: “Gulpen”
- Italian: “Gulpen”
- Limburgan: “Gulpe”
- Lithuanian: “Gulpenas”
- Luxembourgish: “Gulpen”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Gulpen”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Gulpen”
- Persian: “خولپن”
- Spanish: “Gulpen”
- Swedish: “Gulpen”
- Ukrainian: “Гюлпен”
- Welsh: “Gulpen”
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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 “Gulpen”. Photo: LightPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0.