Hellingbos

Hellingbos is a forest in Simpelveld, South Limburg, Limburg. Hellingbos is situated nearby to the village Simpelveld, as well as near the hamlet Baaks-Sweijer.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parkstad Limburg Stadion and Castle De Bongard.

Parkstad Limburg Stadion

Stadium

Photo: Ymmit1983, Public domain.

The Parkstad Limburg Stadion is a football stadium in Kerkrade, 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 De Bongard

Castle

Photo: Boches, Public domain.

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 Partij-Wittem and Heerlen.

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.

Heerlen

Photo: Timo Beil, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Heerlen is a city in South Limburg in the southeast of the Netherlands. In Roman times, it was a settlement named Coriovallum, which hosted a bathhouse, now the Thermenmuseum.

Kerkrade

Photo: Romaine, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kerkrade is a town and a municipality in the southeast of Limburg, the southernmost province of the Netherlands. It forms part of the Parkstad Limburg agglomeration.

Hellingbos

Type: Forest
Location: Simpelveld, South Limburg, Limburg, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.8366° or 50° 50′ 12″ north

Longitude

5.9872° or 5° 59′ 14″ east

Open location code

9F27RXPP+JV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 78464282

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

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