Helle (; li, G'n Hèl ) is a

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in the

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Beekdaelen Beekdaelen (; li, Baekdale ) is a municipality in the province of Limburg, situated in the southern Netherlands. It was formed as a merger of Nuth, Onderbanken and Schinnen. Beekdaelen has 35,853 inhabitants. It does not have a capital. The town ...

in the province of

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, the

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. It is one of the so-called ''Bovengehuchten'', or Upper Hamlets, of Beekdaelen. It is located between the village of

Schimmert Schimmert (; li, Sjömmert ) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen. History The village was first mentioned in the mid-11th century as "de Scinmottera". The etymology is unclear. Schimmer ...

and the hamlet

Terstraten Terstraten (; li, Tersjtraote ) is a hamlet in the municipality of Beekdaelen in the province of Limburg, the Netherlands. It is one of the so-called ''Bovengehuchten'', or Upper Hamlets, of Beekdaelen. All the houses are situated along the stre ...

. The name Helle probably originates from ''helde'', or ''hill''. This could be a reference to the many

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s and hollow ways near the hamlet. South of Helle flows the stream Platsbeek through a varied landscape of forest, grassland and

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s. It used to have place name signs, but they have removed the signs after 2005. Helle was home to 180 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 10 houses.

References

* Hoven, Frank van den (2003) Op ontdekkingsreis door Zuid-Limburg : Reisgids en naslagwerk voor toeristen en streekbewoners (Filatop Streekreeks nr.3). , p. 420 Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Beekdaelen {{LimburgNL-geo-stub