Haelen

Haelen (; ) is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands.

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Locality: Haelen
Region: Limburg
Country: Nederland
Population: 9,935
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Haelen
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Aldeghoor.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Aldeghoor castle
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
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Limburg
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Leudal
Settlement.elevation_m: 28
Settlement.area_total_km2: 11.31
Settlement.population_total: 4,395
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021

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Haelen (; ) is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1224 as "Gregorio (de) Haele", and means "bend of the highland". Haelen developed along the Haelense Beek. It used to belong to the County of Horne, and later became part of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. In 1679, it became an independent heerlijkheid.

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