Klimmen ( Limburgish: ''Klumme'') is a village in the

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province of

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. It is located in the municipality of

Voerendaal Voerendaal (; li, Voelender) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. Population centres ''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Voerendaal, June 2015'' History The Romans left the ruins from a Roman villa rustic ...

, about 7 km west of

Heerlen Heerlen (; li, Heële ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the fourth municipality in the province of Limburg ...

History

The village was first mentioned in the middle of the 11th century as "de Clumena". The etymology is unclear. Klimmen developed in the Early Middle Ages. The St Remigius Church is a three aisled basilica-like church. It has 11th or 12th century elements. In the 14th century, the tower was added. The church was redesigned between 1904 and 1906 by

Pierre Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

and

Joseph Cuypers Josephus Theodorus Joannes Cuypers (10 June 1861, Roermond - 20 January 1949, Meerssen) was a Dutch architect; primarily known for his Catholic churches. Life and work He was born to the architect, Pierre Cuypers, and his wife, Antoinette née ...

. Klimmen was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Voerendaal.

Transportation

The

Klimmen-Ransdaal railway station Klimmen-Ransdaal railway station is located between the villages of Klimmen and Ransdaal in the municipality of Voerendaal, the Netherlands. The station was designed in the traditionalist style by and built in 1913 on the . The station opened ...

opened in 1915 on the

to Schin op Geul railway line.

Gallery

File:Klimmen-Kerk (2).JPG, St Remigius Church File:Klimmen-Terveurt boerderij (2).JPG, Farm in Klimmen File:Klimmen-Klimmenderstraat 65.JPG, Former town hall File:Klimmen-Vrijthof 3.JPG, Villa in Klimmen

References

External links

* Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Voerendaal {{LimburgNL-geo-stub