Walem is a hamlet with about 200 inhabitants in the
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
province of
Limburg
Limburg or Limbourg may refer to:
Regions
* Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium
* Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands
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. It is largely in the municipality of
Valkenburg aan de Geul
Valkenburg aan de Geul (; li, Valkeberg ) is a municipality situated in the southeastern Dutch province of Limburg. The name refers to the central town in the municipality, Valkenburg, and the small river Geul.
History
Sieges and conquests ha ...
, but a small part lies in
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 ...
.
It was first mentioned in 1360 as Walheym, and means "settlement of the
Walloons
Walloons (; french: Wallons ; wa, Walons) are a Gallo-Romance ethnic group living native to Wallonia and the immediate adjacent regions of France. Walloons primarily speak '' langues d'oïl'' such as Belgian French, Picard and Walloon. Wall ...
".
Walem has place name signs. It was home to 167 people in 1840.
Gallery
File:Walem bord.jpg, Place name, with in the background the Mary Chapel.
References
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Valkenburg aan de Geul
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