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Bemelen

Bemelen (; ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, and lies about 5 km east of Maastricht.

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Place details

Locality: Bemelen
Region: Limburg
Country: Nederland
Population: 355

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Bemelen
Settlement.other_name: Bieëmele
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Sint Antoniusbank-Europahuis (2).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Former monastery Europahuis
Settlement.image_flag: Bemelen_dorpsvlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Bemelen wapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country

Wikidata facts

Country: Netherlands
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Image: Bemelerberg.jpg

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Bemelen (; ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is part of the municipality of Eijsden-Margraten, and lies about 5 km east of Maastricht.

The village was first mentioned in 1096 as Bemele. The etymology is unknown. Bemelen is a village on the eastern flank of the Maas valley along the Roman road from Maastricht to Aachen. Until 1794, it was a heerlijkheid of the in Maastricht.