Simpelveld

Known mostly for the Miljoenenlijn steam train, which originates here, Simpelveld is a small city in the region, in the province . Also, in 1930 the so-called "Sarcophagus of Simpelveld" was discovered here.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Parkstad Limburg Stadion and Castle De Bongard.

Stadium
Photo: Ymmit1983, Public domain.
The is a football stadium in , completed in 2000. With a present-day capacity of 19,979 seats, the stadium was officially opened on 15 August 2000 with a friendly between Roda JC and Real Zaragoza.

Castle
Photo: Boches, Public domain.

Church
Photo: Romaine, CC0.
The is a Roman Catholic church, located on the Pastoor Neujeanstraat 6 in , . First mentioned in the 14th century, the current church was built in 1869 by Pierre Cuypers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Partij-Wittem and Vaals.

Photo: Ben Bender, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , the southernmost part of the . The village comprises the two hamlets of Partij and Wittem. As a whole, it is part of the municipality of -Wittem.

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is a small city and municipality in the region, in the province , comprising the very southeasternmost corner of the Netherlands.

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is a small village in , 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.

Simpelveld

Latitude
50.829° or 50° 49′ 44″ north
Longitude
5.9841° or 5° 59′ 3″ east
Population
10,500
Elevation
156 metres (512 feet)
Open location code
9F27RXHM+JJ
Geo­Names ID
2747311
Wiki­data ID
Q9769
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Simpelveld” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Simpelveld”
  • Albanian: “Simpelveld”
  • Arabic: “سيمبلفيلد”
  • Armenian: “Սիմպելֆելդ”
  • Asturian: “Simpelveld”
  • Basque: “Simpelveld”
  • Catalan: “Simpelveld”
  • Cebuano: “Gemeente Simpelveld”
  • Chinese: “Simpelveld”
  • Chinese: “辛佩爾費爾德”
  • Chinese: “辛珀尔费尔德”
  • Danish: “Simpelveld”
  • Dutch: “Gemeente Simpelveld”
  • Dutch: “Simpelveld (gemeente)”
  • Dutch: “Simpelveld”
  • Esperanto: “Simpelveld”
  • French: “Simpelveld”
  • German: “Bocholtz”
  • German: “Simpelveld”
  • Indonesian: “Simpelveld”
  • Irish: “Simpelveld”
  • Italian: “Simpelveld”
  • Javanese: “Simpelveld”
  • Kurdish: “Simpelveld”
  • Ladin: “Simpelveld”
  • Limburgan: “Zumpelveld”
  • Lithuanian: “Simpelveldas”
  • Low German: “Simpelveld”
  • Luxembourgish: “Simpelveld”
  • Malay: “Simpelveld”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Simpelveld”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Simpelveld”
  • Norwegian: “Simpelveld”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Simpelveld”
  • Persian: “سیمپل‌فلد”
  • Polish: “Simpelveld”
  • Portuguese: “Simpelveld”
  • Romanian: “Simpelveld”
  • Russian: “Симпелвелд”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Simpelveld”
  • Spanish: “Simpelveld”
  • Swedish: “Simpelveld”
  • Turkish: “Simpelveld”
  • Ukrainian: “Сімпелвелд”
  • Urdu: “سمپل ویلڈ”
  • Venetian: “Simpelveld”
  • Vietnamese: “Simpelveld”
  • Volapük: “Simpelveld”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Simpelveld”
  • Western Frisian: “Simpelveld”
  • Zeeuws: “Simpelveld”

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