Vrouwenheide
The Vrouwenheide is a hill in the Netherlands and former heath land, just south of Ubachsberg in the municipality of Voerendaal. With a height of 218 metres above NAP it is one of the highest points in the European part of the Netherlands.Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Bernard Church and Saint Remigius Church.
Saint Bernard Church
Church
The Saint Bernard Church is a Roman Catholic church building in Ubachsberg, Voerendaal, Netherlands. Patron saint for the church is Bernard of Clairvaux. The church is a national monument of the Netherlands.
Saint Remigius Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Saint Remigius Church is a Roman Catholic church building in Simpelveld, The Netherlands. It is a neoroman cross shaped church with three naves, a tower with a waisted top, and a round apse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Simpelveld and Wijlre.
Simpelveld
Photo: Romaine, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Known mostly for the Miljoenenlijn steam train, which originates here, Simpelveld is a small city in the South Limburg region, in the Dutch province Limburg. Also, in 1930 the so-called "Sarcophagus of Simpelveld" was discovered here.
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.
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.
Vrouwenheide
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 216 metres
- Description: hill in the Netherlands
- Categories: hill, geological monument in South Limburg, and landform
- Location: Voerendaal, Limburg, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.8463° or 50° 50′ 47″ northLongitude
5.9532° or 5° 57′ 12″ eastElevation
216 metres (709 feet)Open location code
9F27RXW3+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 14065684517OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q1772066
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Vrouwenheide” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Geologisch monument Vrouweheide”
- Dutch: “Geologisch monument Vrouwenheide”
- Dutch: “Vrouwenheide”
- German: “Vrouwenheide”
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