Merkelbeek

Merkelbeek () is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen, about 9 km northwest of Heerlen.

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Place details

Locality: Merkelbeek
Region: Limburg
Country: Nederland
Population: 1,720
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Merkelbeek
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Merkelbeek, kerk foto4 2011-09-27 16.10.JPG
Settlement.image_seal: Merkelbeek 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
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Limburg
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Beekdaelen
Settlement.elevation_m: 81
Settlement.area_total_km2: 3.42
Settlement.population_total: 1,615
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021

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Population: 561
Image: Merkelbeek, kerk foto4 2011-09-27 16.10.JPG

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Commons category: Merkelbeek
postal code: 6447

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Merkelbeek () is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen, about 9 km northwest of Heerlen.

The village was first mentioned in 1283 as Merkelbeke. The etymology is unclear. Merkelbeek started in the Early Middle Ages along a brook and developed into a road village.