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Spaubeek
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Spaubeek
Total population
3,331
Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Spaubeek is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Beek, about 3 km south of the town of Geleen. Spaubeek was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Beek.
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History
The village was first mentioned in 1175 as Spaltbeke, and means "valley with a brook". Spaubeek is a village which developed in the Middle Ages along the northern bank of Geleenbeek. Three linear settlements later appeared on the southern bank. In 1557, Jansgeleen Castle became the seat for the heerlijkheid Geleen en Spaubeek. In 1896, a railway station opened on the Sittard to Herzogenrath (Germany) railway line. The railway line physically separated the northern settlement from the southern settlement. The A76 later increased the separation. Between 1 November 1875 and 1880, there was an early station of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ for medical aid to the population. Spaubeek was an independent municipality until 1982. The main part was merged into Beek. A smaller part was added to the municipality of Geleen.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
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Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
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Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Limburg
- Sweikhuizen1.1 mi away · pop. 689
- Genhout1.1 mi away · pop. 1,300
- Neerbeek1.5 mi away · pop. 2,441
- Puth1.8 mi away · pop. 2,006
- Beek1.9 mi away · pop. 8,456
- Schinnen2 mi away · pop. 2,693
- Schimmert2.3 mi away · pop. 3,226
- Geleen2.3 mi away · pop. 31,970
- Geverik2.4 mi away · pop. 395
- Nuth2.4 mi away · pop. 5,452
- Munstergeleen2.8 mi away · pop. 4,514
- Vaesrade2.9 mi away · pop. 997
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
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Official Identifiers
CBS — Statistics Netherlands
- CBS code
- 0970
- Population (Wikidata)
- 586
- Wikidata
- Q3030263
Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • CBS — Statistics Netherlands, municipality code via Wikidata P382
- • CBS — Statistics Netherlands — Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382