Schimmert

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Schimmert

Total population

3,226

Coordinates50.91°, 5.82°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Schimmert is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beekdaelen.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Antoon Coolen

Dutch novelist (1897-1961)

Jan Harings

Dutch bicycle racer

Casimir Ubaghs

Flemish theologian (1800–1875)

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Hub van Laar

Dutch musical instruments maker

Gert Harings

Dutch bicycle racer

Sjef Hensgens

Dutch middle-distance runner (1948–2024)

R

Ramon Voorn

Dutch footballer

Léon Dolmans

Belgian footballer

Peter Essers

Dutch economist and politician

Hans Coumans

Dutch painter (1943-1986)

Lei Molin

Dutch painter (1927-1990)

H

Harald Merckelbach

Dutch psychologist

K

Kjell Knops

Dutch footballer

Huub Harings

Dutch bicycle racer and cyclo-cross cyclist

P

Peter Harings

Dutch bicycle racer and cyclo-cross cyclist

Jean Bessems

Dutch cue sports player

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

Nearby places in Limburg

• Genhout
  1.5 mi away · pop. 1,300
• Hulsberg
  1.8 mi away · pop. 3,980
• Ulestraten
  1.9 mi away · pop. 2,822
• Geverik
  2.2 mi away · pop. 395
• Spaubeek
  2.3 mi away · pop. 3,331
• Wijnandsrade
  2.6 mi away · pop. 1,647
• Houthem
  2.7 mi away · pop. 1,495
• Nuth
  2.7 mi away · pop. 5,452
• Beek
  2.7 mi away · pop. 8,456
• Moorveld
  2.8 mi away · pop. 500
• Valkenburg
  2.9 mi away · pop. 7,635
• Geulle
  3.3 mi away · pop. 2,930

Browse all places in Limburg →

Recently spotted species

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-10-01

Old World Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

Seen 2026-10-01

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana

Seen 2026-10-01

Rhododendron Leafhopper

Graphocephala fennahi

Seen 2026-09-30

Vespa velutina nigrithorax

Vespa velutina nigrithorax

Seen 2026-09-30

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-30

Water Chickweed

Stellaria aquatica

Seen 2026-09-29

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-09-29

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Seen 2026-09-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers