Epen (; li, Ieëpe ) is a village in the
southern part of the
Dutch
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People E ...
province of
Limburg
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. It is a part of the municipality of
Gulpen-Wittem
Gulpen-Wittem (; li, Gullepe-Wittem ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands (in the province of Limburg) with inhabitants as of .
Gulpen-Wittem came into being after the merger of the municipalities Gulpen and Wittem. This took plac ...
, and lies about 15 km southwest of
Kerkrade
Kerkrade ( Ripuarian: ; li, Kirkraoj; german: Kerkrade or ''Kirchrath'') 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.
Kerkrade is the ...
. Epen is known for its
timber framed
Timber framing (german: Holzfachwerk) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden ...
houses and is part of the sightseeing tour the
Mergellandroute
The Mergellandroute ("marl land route") is a tourist route through South Limburg, Netherlands, mapped out by the ANWB.
The Mergellandroute goes mostly through the local hills, which are in contrast with the lesser relief found in the rest of the ...
.
The village was first mentioned in 1041 as "in villis ... Apine", and probably means "settlement near a river".
Epen developed in the Early Middle Ages.
The Catholic St Paul Conversion Church is a single aisled church with a semi built-in tower with needle spire. The church was built between 1841 and 1842 and the tower was added between 1847 and 1848.
Epen was home to 443 people in 1840. After World War II, it started to developed as a tourist area.
Gallery
File:Herberg de Smidse P1310018.jpg, Inn De Smidse
File:Epen-Het Patronaat (2).jpg, Het Patronaat
File:Epen-Kerk (1).JPG, St Paul Conversion Church
File:Epen-Hotel Inkelshoes.jpg, Hotel in Epen
References
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Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Gulpen-Wittem
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