Fluweelengrot
Fluweelengrot is a quarry in Valkenburg aan de Geul, South Limburg, Limburg. Fluweelengrot is situated nearby to the cemetery Oude Joodse Begraafplaats, as well as near Langs de Dwingel.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: museum in Valkenburg, the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Kasteelruïne & Fluweelengrot”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valkenburg Castle and Gemeentegrot.
Valkenburg Castle
Photo: B.F.G., CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 120 metres north of Fluweelengrot.
Lourdesgrot
Cave
Photo: Aelske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lourdesgrot is a cave, which is situated 250 metres northwest of Fluweelengrot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heunsberg and Neerhem.
Heunsberg
Locality
Photo: Kleon3, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Fluweelengrot
- Categories: quarry, mining museum, tourism, and adit
- Location: Valkenburg aan de Geul, South Limburg, Limburg, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.86087° or 50° 51′ 39″ northLongitude
5.83046° or 5° 49′ 50″ eastElevation
80 metres (262 feet)Open location code
9F27VR6J+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 809948628OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=aditOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1434449
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Fluweelengrot” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fluweelen-groeve”
- Dutch: “Fluweelengroeve”
- Dutch: “Fluweelengrot”
- Dutch: “Fluweelgrot”
- Dutch: “Fluwelen-groeve”
- Dutch: “Fluwelengroeve”
- Dutch: “Fluwien”
- Dutch: “Kasteelruïne - Fluweelengrot Valkenburg”
- French: “Grotte de Velours”
- French: “Grottes de Velours”
- German: “Fluweelengrot”
- Spanish: “Fluweelengrot”
- Turkish: “Fuluweelengrot”
- Turkish: “Kadife Mağarası”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oude Joodse Begraafplaats and Langs de Dwingel.
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