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Geulle

Total population

2,930

Coordinates50.92°, 5.75°

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Overview

Geulle is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Meerssen, about 8 km southwest of Geleen.

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History & geography

History

The village was first mentioned in 1298 as Gole, and refers to the Geul 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 . Between 1931 and 1934, the Juliana Canal was dug and the village was split in two parts: Geulle 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.

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Geography

Latitude

50.9240

Longitude

5.7539

Water area

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Notable people from here

Louis Martin Robert Rutten

Dutch geologist (1884–1946)

Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen

Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen

Jozef van Hövell van Wezeveld en Westerflier

12 Jan 1919 - certain 3 Jan 1945

Jean Théodore Hubert Weustenraad

Jean Théodore Hubert Weustenraad

Dutch poet and writer (1805-1849)

Wouter Corstjens

Wouter Corstjens

Belgian footballer

Dutch footballer

Katinka van Rood

Dutch sculptor (1913–2000)

Dutch footballer

Henri Schoonbrood

Henri Schoonbrood

Dutch painter (1898-1972)

Andries Severijn

Hendrik Forstner van Dambenoy

Hendrik Forstner van Dambenoy

Dutch politician (1792-1870)

Jan Lambrichs

cyclist (1915-1990)

Antoine Bemelmans

Arnold Vrijthoff

Dutch painter (1863-1924)

Wynandus Gustavus Straetmans

Wynandus Gustavus Straetmans

Dutch lawyer and politician (1839-1898)

Jan Hubert Joseph Schreinemacher

politician (1820-1892)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Limburg

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.04

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,108

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

50

Avg daily Wikipedia views

2

Attention level

Obscure

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Official Identifiers

CBS — Statistics Netherlands

CBS code: 0908
Population (Wikidata): 894
Wikidata: Q17600499

Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382

Sources

• Wikipedia
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• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• CBS — Statistics Netherlands, municipality code via Wikidata P382
• CBS — Statistics Netherlands — Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382