Geulle (; li, Gäöl ) is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
Limburg
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. It is located in the municipality of
Meerssen
Meerssen (; li, Meersje ) is a town and a municipality in southeastern Netherlands.
History
The Treaty of Meerssen was signed in Meerssen in 870. The Treaty of Meerssen was an agreement of the division of the Carolingian Empire by the surviving ...
, about 8 km southwest of
Geleen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1298 as Gole, and refers to the
Geul
, french: la Gueule
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River which used to flow past the village until the
Maas moved two kilometres westwards in the early 15th century. Geulle developed in the Middle Ages at the former confluence of the Geul with the Maas. In 1375, it became part of the .
In 1839, it became part of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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.
Between 1931 and 1934, the
Juliana Canal was dug and the village was split in two parts: Guelle and .
The St Martinus Church was first mentioned in 1298. The tower contains 14th century elements, and received its current height and shape in 1810. In 1920, the nave was demolished and a new church was built in its place.
The main building of Geulle Castle from 1620 still remains, however the remainder of the castle was demolished in 1847.
Guelle became the main settlement since the 1960s, because the village of Guelle aan de Maas was frequently flooded by the Maas.
Geulle was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Meerssen.
[Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. ]
Gallery
File:Geulle-Hussenbergstraat 1 (1).JPG, House in Geulle
File:Geulle-Westbroek 59 (1).JPG, House in Guelle
File:Kasteel Geulle.jpg, Guelle Castle
Notable people
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Wil Jacobs, handball player (born 1960)
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Joan van der Mey
Joan (Jo) Melchior van der Mey (19 August 1878, Delfshaven – 6 June 1949, Geulle) was a Dutch architect best known for the landmark Scheepvaarthuis (Shipping House) building in Amsterdam located at Prins Hendrikkade, 1912.
Van der Mey w ...
, architect (1878–1949)
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Tim Zeegers, footballer (born 2000)
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Lars Schenk, footballer (born 2002)
References
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Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Meerssen