Valkenburg

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Valkenburg

Total population

7,635

Coordinates50.86°, 5.83°

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

Overview

Valkenburg aan de Geul 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 passing through it.

Geography

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

Nearby places in Limburg

• Vilt
  1.1 mi away · pop. 890
• Sibbe
  1.5 mi away · pop. 1,005
• Houthem
  1.7 mi away · pop. 1,495
• Schin op Geul
  1.9 mi away · pop. 1,365
• Berg en Terblijt
  2 mi away · pop. 3,365
• Hulsberg
  2.1 mi away · pop. 3,980
• Termaar
  2.4 mi away
• Klimmen
  2.4 mi away · pop. 3,262
• Scheulder
  2.5 mi away · pop. 320
• Ransdaal
  2.6 mi away · pop. 972
• Schimmert
  2.9 mi away · pop. 3,226
• Margraten
  3.1 mi away · pop. 3,775

Browse all places in Limburg →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Valkenburg

The economics of medical technology

International Conference on Economics of Medical Technology (1985 Valkenburg, Limburg, Netherlands) · 1988

Primary chemotherapy in cancer medicine

International Symposium on Chemotherapy Preceding Surgery or Irradiation in Cancer Medicine (1985 Valkenburg, Limburg, Netherlands) · 1985

Toeristenkaart zuid Limburg: Autotochten, wandelingen in Maastricht en rond Valkenburg, de Mergellandroute, plaatsbeschrijvingen, kampeersplaatsen, jeugdherbergen, ... 1:50 000

N.V Falkplan/CIB · 1978

Vacantie in Valkenburg

J. Rietsema · 1963

The pre-Flavian garrisons of Valkenburg Z.H

W. Glasbergen · 1974

Valkenburg aan de Geul

Koos J. Steehouwer · 2003

De Romeinse katakomben in Valkenburg

Paulus Gijsbertus Johannes Post · 2010

Landgoed Sint-Gerlach

A. G. Schulte · 1999

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-09-24

Yellow Shell Moth

Camptogramma bilineata

Seen 2026-09-23

Mossy Rose Gall Wasp

Diplolepis rosae

Seen 2026-09-22

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-09-22

Giant Polypore

Meripilus giganteus

Seen 2026-09-22

common yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Seen 2026-09-21

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Seen 2026-09-21

Southern Oak Bush-cricket

Meconema meridionale

Seen 2026-09-21

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Seen 2026-09-20

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