Valkenburg aan de Geul

Valkenburg is a city in the south of the , usually buzzing with visitors. It has been a major domestic tourist destination for decades and packed with hotels, bars and restaurants.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Valkenburg Castle and Fluweelengrot.

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is a ruined castle in Valkenburg aan de Geul, . It is unique in the Netherlands in that it is the only castle in the Netherlands built on a hill.

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Railway station
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is located in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands. The station was opened on 23 October 1853 and is located on the Maastricht–Aachen railway. The station building is the oldest in the Netherlands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Margraten and Wijlre.

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is a village in , the southern most region of the province of . This town of 3,400 people is on the main road between and .

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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.

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The friendly village of is considered to be the heart of the Heuvelland, the most beautiful and hilly part of the 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.

Valkenburg aan de Geul

Latitude
50.8571° or 50° 51′ 26″ north
Longitude
5.8349° or 5° 50′ 6″ east
Population
16,400
Elevation
100 metres (328 feet)
Open location code
9F27VR4M+RX
Geo­Names ID
6544299
Wiki­data ID
Q9771
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Valkenburg aan de Geul” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Albanian: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Arabic: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Arabic: “فالكنبورخ آن دي خول”
  • Armenian: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Armenian: “Վալկենբուրխ ան դե Խեուլ”
  • Asturian: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
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  • Bulgarian: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Bulgarian: “Фалкенбург”
  • Catalan: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
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  • Chinese: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Chinese: “法肯堡”
  • Chinese: “赫尔河畔法尔肯堡”
  • Dutch: “Gemeente Valkenburg aan de Geul”
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  • Egyptian Arabic: “فالكنبورخ آن دى خول”
  • Esperanto: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
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  • Finnish: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • French: “Fauquemont-sur-Gueule”
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  • German: “Valkenburg”
  • Hindi: “वलकनबर्ग”
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  • Italian: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Japanese: “ファルケンブルフ・アーン・ド・フール”
  • Japanese: “ファルケンブルフ”
  • Javanese: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Korean: “팔켄뷔르흐안더횔”
  • Kurdish: “Valkenburg”
  • Ladin: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Latin: “Praetorium Agrippinae”
  • Limburgan: “Valkeberg aan de Geul”
  • Low German: “Valkenburg an de Geul”
  • Luxembourgish: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Macedonian: “Фалкенбург на Геул”
  • Malay: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
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  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Norwegian: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Persian: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Persian: “فالکن‌بورخ ان‌ده خئول”
  • Persian: “والکنبورخ ان ده خئول”
  • Polish: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Portuguese: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Romanian: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Russian: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Russian: “Валкенбург-ан-де-Гел”
  • Russian: “Валкенбюрг-ан-де-Гёл”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Slovenian: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
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  • Swedish: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Tornedalen Finnish: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Turkish: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Ukrainian: “Валкенбюрг-ан-де-Гел”
  • Urdu: “فالکن برگ آن ڈے خول”
  • Venetian: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
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  • Volapük: “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Valkenburg aan de Geul”
  • Western Frisian: “Falkenburch oan de Geul”
  • Zeeuws: “Valkenburg an de Geul”
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