Grendelpoort

Grendelpoort is a city gate in Valkenburg aan de Geul, South Limburg, Limburg. Grendelpoort is situated nearby to the square Grendelplein, as well as near the cave Berkelstraat 32.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valkenburg Castle and Gemeentegrot.

Valkenburg Castle

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Valkenburg Castle is a ruined castle in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands. It is unique in the Netherlands in that it is the only castle in the Netherlands built on a hill. Valkenburg Castle is situated 130 metres south of Grendelpoort.

Gemeentegrot

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Gemeentegrot is situated 130 metres southwest of Grendelpoort.

Museum Valkenburg

Museum

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Museum Valkenburg is situated 150 metres northeast of Grendelpoort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valkenburg and Neerhem.

Valkenburg

Town

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Valkenburg is a town.

Neerhem

Neighborhood

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Neerhem is a neighborhood.

Heunsberg

Locality

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The Heunsberg is a 145 meter high hill in the South Limburg area of the Netherlands, part of the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul. The hill is located directly south of the center of Valkenburg and the hamlet of Neerhem.

Grendelpoort

Type: City gate
Description: city gate in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Valkenburg aan de Geul, South Limburg, Limburg, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.86304° or 50° 51′ 47″ north

Longitude

5.83027° or 5° 49′ 49″ east

Open location code

9F27VR7J+64

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1180826216

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=city_gate

Wikidata ID

Q2920251

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Limburgan—“Grendelpoort” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Grendelpoort”
Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 36768”
German: “Grendelpoort”
Limburgan: “Vesting Valkeberg”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grendelplein and Berkelstraat 32.

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