Gulpen-Wittem
Gulpen-Wittem Gullepe-Wittem |
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The Gulp River through Gulpen
The Gulp River through Gulpen
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Location in Limburg Location in Limburg |
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Country | Netherlands | ||
Province | Limburg | ||
Established | 1 January 1999[1] | ||
Government[2] | |||
• Body | Municipal council | ||
• Mayor | Bas van den Tillaar (CDA) | ||
Area[3] | |||
• Total | 73.35 km2 (28.32 sq mi) | ||
• Land | 73.16 km2 (28.25 sq mi) | ||
• Water | 0.19 km2 (0.07 sq mi) | ||
Elevation[4] | 95 m (312 ft) | ||
Population (May 2014)[5] | |||
• Total | 14,431 | ||
• Density | 197/km2 (510/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postcode | 6270–6289, 6320–6321 | ||
Area code | 043 | ||
Website | www |
Gulpen-Wittem (Audio file "132 Gulpen-Wittem.ogg" not found) (Limburgish: Gullepe-Wittem) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands (in the province of Limburg) with 14,431 inhabitants as of 2014.
Gulpen-Wittem came into being after the merger of the municipalities Gulpen and Wittem. This took place after a request of both municipalities. At the time of the merger, both municipalities had about 8000 inhabitants, although Wittem was bigger than Gulpen. The town hall was situated in Gulpen, and has kept its function as town hall in the new municipality. The former town hall of Wittem was situated in a manor house in Mechelen since 1986, which is now being used as a "nursing hostel".
The municipality is very rural, with a lot of castles, half-timbered houses and old monumental farms. Yearly, Gulpen-Wittem attracts many tourists from the entire country because of its relatively sloping landscape, especially during the summer.
Population centres
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, June 2015
Economy
Apart from beer brewing ("Gulpener" (at Gulpen) and "Brand" (at Wijlre)), vinager production ("Gulpener") and agriculture, tourism is essential aspect of economical activity in this municipality. Especcially Slenaken is a distinct tourist site.
Gallery
References
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External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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