Lemiers (,
Ripuarian: ) is a village in the
Dutch
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province of
Limburg
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. It lies directly north-west of
Vaals
Vaals (; Ripuarian: ) is a town in the extreme southeastern part of the Dutch province of Limburg, which is in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.
The municipality covers an area of in the foothills of the Ardennes–Eifelrange a ...
.
[''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.]
The village sits on the Dutch-German border and part of the settlement is on German territory. The largest, Dutch part belongs to the municipality of Vaals. The smaller German part of town, separated by a small stream, is part of the adjoining German city of
Aachen
Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th- ...
.
The current day center of the village stretches along both sides of the N278 from
Maastricht
Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...
to Vaals. The historic center of the village, closer to the Selzerbeek stream, is now known as ''Oud-Lemiers''. There's evidence of early settlements at this location. Excavations in the 1920s and 1930s uncovered remains of a large Roman villa.
The village of Lemiers has some 690 inhabitants in total.
Notable monuments include the 12th century Sint-Catharina chapel and the 15th century Lemiers castle.
Gallery
File:Lemiers-Oud Lemiers 18.JPG, Farm in Lemiers
File:Lemiers-Rijksweg 122 (1).JPG, Farm in Lemiers
File:Lemiers 9821.JPG, Street view
File:Limburgse koeien in de wei - panoramio.jpg, Landscape near Lemiers
References
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Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Vaals